Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dori in Japanese

ドリー

Dori, when pronounced "do-rI", is ドリー (dorī) in katakana.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redI as in ski, held long
Shared by Dori Hillestad Butler

This translation is used by author of children's books Dori Hillestad Butler (ドリー・ヒルスタッド・バトラー).

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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

"Dori Family is My Life," "Dori 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.

Dori Family Is My Life
Dori Family Is My Life do-rI ドリー Dori in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dori Family Is My Life
Dori Family Is My Life do-rI どりい Dori in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dori Family Bonds Are Forever
Dori Family Bonds Are Forever do-rI ドリー Dori in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dori Family Bonds Are Forever
Dori Family Bonds Are Forever do-rI どりい Dori in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dori Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dori in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dori in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dori, when pronounced do-rI, is ドリー (dorī) in katakana and どりい (dorii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redI as in ski, held long
Dori in Katakana (Vertical)
Dori katakana, vertical
Dori in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dori katakana, horizontal
Dori in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dori hiragana, vertical
Dori in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dori hiragana, horizontal

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