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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dorothy in Japanese

ドロシー

Dorothy, when pronounced "do-ro-thI", is ドロシー (doroshī) in katakana.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redo as in go, Tomth as in thinkI as in ski, held long
Shared by Dorothy Dandridge and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge (ドロシー・ダンドリッジ), poet, short story writer, critic and satirist Dorothy Parker (ドロシー・パーカー), and African-American mathematician Dorothy Vaughan (ドロシー・ヴォーン). It's also the katakana spelling for figure skater Dorothy Hamill (ドロシー・ハミル).

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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

"Dorothy Family is My Life," "Dorothy 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.

Dorothy Family Is My Life
Dorothy Family Is My Life do-ro-thI ドロシー Dorothy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dorothy Family Is My Life
Dorothy Family Is My Life do-ro-thI どろしい Dorothy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dorothy Family Bonds Are Forever
Dorothy Family Bonds Are Forever do-ro-thI ドロシー Dorothy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dorothy Family Bonds Are Forever
Dorothy Family Bonds Are Forever do-ro-thI どろしい Dorothy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dorothy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dorothy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dorothy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dorothy, when pronounced do-ro-thI, is ドロシー (doroshī) in katakana and どろしい (doroshii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redo as in go, Tomth as in thinkI as in ski, held long
Dorothy in Katakana (Vertical)
Dorothy katakana, vertical
Dorothy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dorothy katakana, horizontal
Dorothy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dorothy hiragana, vertical
Dorothy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dorothy hiragana, horizontal

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