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Dorothea in Japanese

ドロシーア

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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

"Dorothea Family is My Life," "Dorothea 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.

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