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Dux in Japanese

ドゥークス

Dux, when pronounced "dOOks", is ドゥークス (dūkusu) in katakana.

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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

"Dux Family is My Life," "Dux 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.

Dux Family Is My Life
Dux Family Is My Life dOOks ドゥークス Dux in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dux Family Is My Life
Dux Family Is My Life dOOks どぅうくす Dux in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dux Family Bonds Are Forever
Dux Family Bonds Are Forever dOOks ドゥークス Dux in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dux Family Bonds Are Forever
Dux Family Bonds Are Forever dOOks どぅうくす Dux in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dux Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dux in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dux in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dux, when pronounced dOOks, is ドゥークス (dūkusu) in katakana and どぅうくす (duukusu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogOO as in boot, held longk as in kits as in see
Dux in Katakana (Vertical)
Dux katakana, vertical
Dux in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dux katakana, horizontal
Dux in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dux hiragana, vertical
Dux in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dux 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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