Breath

呼吸 (kokyū)

The Japanese word 呼吸 meaning "Breath" is composed of the kanji 呼 (read ko) meaning "call; call out to; invite" and 吸 (read kyū) meaning "suck; imbibe; inhale".

Verify: 呼吸 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Breath (呼吸) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Block Vertical VB2C

Breath (呼吸) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Cursive Vertical VC2B

Breath (呼吸) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Design Vertical VD4B

Breath (呼吸) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Block Horizontal HB2A

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Breath 呼吸 kokyū Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

息吹 (ibuki)

One sometimes sees the archaic reading in Martial Arts as ikibuki though this is not used in everyday Japanese. This design is a reminder of the importance of proper breathing.

Breath (息吹) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 息吹 ibuki Block Vertical VB2C

Breath (息吹) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 息吹 ibuki Cursive Vertical VC3B

Breath (息吹) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 息吹 ibuki Design Vertical VD3B

Breath (息吹) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Breath 息吹 ibuki Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Breath 息吹 ibuki Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2D

Breath 息吹 ibuki Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Breath 息吹 ibuki Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Breath 息吹 ibuki Semi-Cursive Horizontal 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.

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