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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

DeRay in Japanese

ドレー

DeRay, when pronounced "do-rE", is ドレー (dorē) in katakana.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redE as in day, held long
Shared by Jacques Deray

People pronouncing their name this way include film director Jacques Deray (ジャック・ドレー).

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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

"DeRay Family is My Life," "DeRay 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.

DeRay Family Is My Life
DeRay Family Is My Life do-rE ドレー DeRay in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
DeRay Family Is My Life
DeRay Family Is My Life do-rE どれえ DeRay in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
DeRay Family Bonds Are Forever
DeRay Family Bonds Are Forever do-rE ドレー DeRay in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
DeRay Family Bonds Are Forever
DeRay Family Bonds Are Forever do-rE どれえ DeRay in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

DeRay Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of DeRay in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order DeRay in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. DeRay, when pronounced do-rE, is ドレー (dorē) in katakana and どれえ (doree) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redE as in day, held long
DeRay in Katakana (Vertical)
DeRay katakana, vertical
DeRay in Katakana (Horizontal)
DeRay katakana, horizontal
DeRay in Hiragana (Vertical)
DeRay hiragana, vertical
DeRay in Hiragana (Horizontal)
DeRay 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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