女優 joyū Actress

The Japanese word joyū is composed of the kanji 女 (read jo) meaning "woman; female" and 優 (read yū) meaning "actor; tenderness; excellence".

Actress (女優) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Actress 女優 joyū Vertical Block VB3C

Actress (女優) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Actress 女優 joyū Vertical Cursive VC2B

Actress (女優) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Actress 女優 joyū Vertical Design VD3B

Actress (女優) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Actress 女優 joyū Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Actress 女優 joyū Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D

Actress 女優 joyū Horizontal Block HB2A

Actress 女優 joyū Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Actress 女優 joyū Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

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