Year of the Dog in Japanese Calligraphy — 10 Hand-Brushed Designs

戌年 inudoshi Year of the Dog

The Japanese word inudoshi is composed of the kanji 戌 (read inu) meaning "sign of the dog" and 年 (read doshi) meaning "year". If you are looking for a design for the animal "dog" then consider using Dog (inu).

Year of the Dog (戌年) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Block VB2C

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Block VB3C

Year of the Dog (戌年) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Cursive VC3B

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Cursive VC3C

Year of the Dog (戌年) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Horizontal Block HB2A

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Year of the Dog 戌年 inudoshi Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

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