Effort (doryoku)

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Here we offer 10 different hand-brushed Japanese Effort tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Effort tattoo designs the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are the same. So order the style you like - the meaning is the same for each design.

Effort in Japanese is 努力 which is read doryoku. The Japanese word doryoku means "Effort" or "Exertion" and is composed of the kanji 努 (read do) meaning "as much as possible, toil" and 力 (read ryoku) meaning "power; strength; exertion."

Doryoku is used, especially in the Martial Arts, to mean giving one's very best effort.

This art is a motivational reminder to always demand the very best of oneself and to always give one's best effort.

Translations You Can Trust: We want you to be as happy with the Japanese translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. So we have made it easy to confirm the translation for yourself by simply clicking on Effort (doryoku) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary. You can also verify the translation using Yahoo's dictionary entry Effort (doryoku).

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Effort in Japanese Tattoo. Your design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design and, of course, it includes the line art (also called a stencil) which your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.

The Adobe PDF file completely documents the design and contains everything your tattoo artist needs to properly ink the design. Your tattoo artist does not need to know Japanese.