Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dai in Japanese

ダイ

Dai, when pronounced "die", is ダイ (dai) in katakana.

d as in dogie as in pie
Shared by Dai Bradley and others

People pronouncing their name this way include British actor Dai Bradley (ダイ・ブラッドレイ), professional golfer Dai Rees (ダイ・リーズ), and Welsh farmer, singer and television presenter (1943- 2022) Dai Jones (ダイ・ジョーンズ).

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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 die ダイ Dai in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dai Family Is My Life
Dai Family Is My Life die だい Dai in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever die ダイ Dai in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever
Dai Family Bonds Are Forever die だい 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 die, is ダイ (dai) in katakana and だい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogie as in pie
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 Beloved

Names have meanings and Dai means Beloved which in kanji is 最愛 read saiai. These beautiful designs of Dai with the meaning beloved 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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