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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Doug in Japanese

ドー

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Doug Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Doug Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Doug Is My Life
Doug Is My Life dO ドー Doug in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Doug Is My Life
Doug Is My Life dO どう Doug in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Doug Is My Love
Doug Is My Love dO ドー Doug in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Doug Is My Love
Doug Is My Love dO どう Doug in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Doug Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Doug in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Doug in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Doug, when pronounced dO, is ドー (dō) in katakana and どう (dou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogO as in go, law, held long
Doug in Katakana (Vertical)
Doug katakana, vertical
Doug in Katakana (Horizontal)
Doug katakana, horizontal
Doug in Hiragana (Vertical)
Doug hiragana, vertical
Doug in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Doug hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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