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Dai in Japanese

デイビッド

Dai, when pronounced "day-bi-Do", is デイビッド (deibiddo) in katakana.

d as in dogay as in dayb as in bati as in sit, skiD as in dog, heldo as in go, Tom
Shared by Dai Greene

People pronouncing their name this way include Welsh 400 hurdler Dai Greene (デイビッド・グリーン).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Dai Family is My Life," "Dai Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Dai Family Is My Life
Dai Family Is My Life day-bi-Do デイビッド Dai in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dai Family Is My Life
Dai Family Is My Life day-bi-Do でいびっど Dai in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever day-bi-Do デイビッド Dai in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever day-bi-Do でいびっど Dai in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dai Japanese Tattoo Designs

Dai in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Dai in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dai in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dai, when pronounced day-bi-Do, is デイビッド (deibiddo) in katakana and でいびっど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogay as in dayb as in bati as in sit, skiD as in dog, heldo as in go, Tom
Dai in Katakana (Vertical)
Dai katakana, vertical
Dai in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dai katakana, horizontal
Dai in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dai hiragana, vertical
Dai in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dai hiragana, horizontal

Dai Meaning Great

Names have meanings and Dai means Great which in kanji is 偉大 read idai. These beautiful designs of Dai with the meaning great make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Dai has 2 well-documented meanings.

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