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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dorris in Japanese

ドリス

Dorris, when pronounced "do-ris", is ドリス (dorisu) in katakana.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redi as in sit, skis as in see
Shared by Michael Dorris and others

This translation is shared by fiction writer, essayist, memoirist Michael Dorris (マイケル・ドリス), actress Dorris Bowdon (ドリス・ボードン), and musician Dorris Henderson (ドリス・ヘンダーソン).

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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

"Dorris Family is My Life," "Dorris 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.

Dorris Family Is My Life
Dorris Family Is My Life do-ris ドリス Dorris in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dorris Family Is My Life
Dorris Family Is My Life do-ris どりす Dorris in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dorris Family Bonds Are Forever
Dorris Family Bonds Are Forever do-ris ドリス Dorris in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dorris Family Bonds Are Forever
Dorris Family Bonds Are Forever do-ris どりす Dorris in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dorris Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dorris in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dorris in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dorris, when pronounced do-ris, is ドリス (dorisu) in katakana and どりす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomr as in redi as in sit, skis as in see
Dorris in Katakana (Vertical)
Dorris katakana, vertical
Dorris in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dorris katakana, horizontal
Dorris in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dorris hiragana, vertical
Dorris in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dorris 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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