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Dorothea in Japanese

ドロセア

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Dorothea Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Dorothea Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Dorothea Is My Life
Dorothea Is My Life do-ro-the-a ドロセア Dorothea in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dorothea Is My Life
Dorothea Is My Life do-ro-the-a どろせあ Dorothea in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dorothea Is My Love
Dorothea Is My Love do-ro-the-a ドロセア Dorothea in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Dorothea Is My Love
Dorothea Is My Love do-ro-the-a どろせあ Dorothea in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Dorothea Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dorothea in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dorothea in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dorothea, when pronounced do-ro-the-a, is ドロセア (dorosea) in katakana and どろせあ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Dorothea in Katakana (Vertical)
Dorothea katakana, vertical
Dorothea in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dorothea katakana, horizontal
Dorothea in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dorothea hiragana, vertical
Dorothea in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dorothea 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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