Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dot in Japanese

ドット

Dot, when pronounced "doT", is ドット (dotto) in katakana.

d as in dogo as in go, TomT as in top, held
Shared by Dot Jones and others

This spelling is shared by athlete, actor Dot Jones (ドット・ジョーンズ), softball player and bowler Dot Wilkinson (ドット・ウィルキンソン), and professional golfer Dot Germain (ドット・ジャーメイン).

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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

"Dot Family is My Life," "Dot 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.

Dot Family Is My Life
Dot Family Is My Life doT ドット Dot in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dot Family Is My Life
Dot Family Is My Life doT どっと Dot in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dot Family Bonds Are Forever
Dot Family Bonds Are Forever doT ドット Dot in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dot Family Bonds Are Forever
Dot Family Bonds Are Forever doT どっと Dot in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dot Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dot in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dot in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dot, when pronounced doT, is ドット (dotto) in katakana and どっと in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogo as in go, TomT as in top, held
Dot in Katakana (Vertical)
Dot katakana, vertical
Dot in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dot katakana, horizontal
Dot in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dot hiragana, vertical
Dot in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dot 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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