Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dora in Japanese

ドーラ

Dora, when pronounced "dO-ra", is ドーラ (dōra) in katakana.

d as in dogO as in go, law, held longr as in reda as in at, spa
Shared by Dora Carrington and others

This katakana spelling is shared by British painter, photographer and decorative artist Dora Carrington (ドーラ・キャリントン), British actress Dora Mavor Moore (ドーラ・メイヴァー・ムーア), and British swimmer and artist Dora Herxheimer (ドーラ・ヘルクスハイマー).

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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

"Dora Family is My Life," "Dora 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.

Dora Family Is My Life
Dora Family Is My Life dO-ra ドーラ Dora in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dora Family Is My Life
Dora Family Is My Life dO-ra どうら Dora in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dora Family Bonds Are Forever
Dora Family Bonds Are Forever dO-ra ドーラ Dora in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dora Family Bonds Are Forever
Dora Family Bonds Are Forever dO-ra どうら Dora in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dora Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

d as in dogO as in go, law, held longr as in reda as in at, spa
Dora in Katakana (Vertical)
Dora katakana, vertical
Dora in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dora katakana, horizontal
Dora in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dora hiragana, vertical
Dora in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dora 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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