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Doe in Japanese

ドウ

Doe, when pronounced "dou", is ドウ (dou) in katakana.

d as in dogou as in low, show
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Famous people with this spelling include bobsledder Thomas Doe (トーマス・ドウ).

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dO ドーdō doo ドゥdu dou ドウdou

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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

"Doe Family is My Life," "Doe 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.

Doe Family Is My Life
Doe Family Is My Life dou ドウ Doe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Doe Family Is My Life
Doe Family Is My Life dou どう Doe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Doe Family Bonds Are Forever
Doe Family Bonds Are Forever dou ドウ Doe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Doe Family Bonds Are Forever
Doe Family Bonds Are Forever dou どう Doe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Doe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Doe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Doe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Doe, when pronounced dou, is ドウ (dou) in katakana and どう in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogou as in low, show
Doe in Katakana (Vertical)
Doe katakana, vertical
Doe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Doe katakana, horizontal
Doe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Doe hiragana, vertical
Doe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Doe hiragana, horizontal

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