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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Doug in Japanese

ダグ

Doug, when pronounced "dag", is ダグ (dagu) in katakana.

d as in doga as in at, spag as in go
Shared by Doug Hutchison and others

Famous people with this spelling include actor Doug Hutchison (ダグ・ハッチソン), football player Doug Flutie (ダグ・フルーティ), and mastering engineer Doug Sax (ダグ・サックス). It's also the katakana spelling for film director and producer Doug Liman (ダグ・リーマン).

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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

"Doug Family is My Life," "Doug 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.

Doug Family Is My Life
Doug Family Is My Life dag ダグ Doug in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Doug Family Is My Life
Doug Family Is My Life dag だぐ Doug in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Doug Family Bonds Are Forever
Doug Family Bonds Are Forever dag ダグ Doug in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Doug Family Bonds Are Forever
Doug Family Bonds Are Forever dag だぐ Doug in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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 dag, is ダグ (dagu) in katakana and だぐ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doga as in at, spag as in go
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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