褐色 kasshoku Brown

The Japanese word 褐色 meaning "Brown" is composed of the kanji 褐 (read katsu) meaning "brown; woollen kimono" and 色 (read shoku) meaning "color". Together they are read kasshoku, because the sounds change where the characters meet: 褐 katsu shortens to a doubled s before 色.

Brown (褐色) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Brown 褐色 kasshoku Vertical Block VB3A

Brown 褐色 kasshoku Vertical Block VB3B

Brown (褐色) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Brown 褐色 kasshoku Vertical Cursive VC3A

Brown (褐色) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Brown 褐色 kasshoku Vertical Jiun VD3A

Brown (褐色) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Brown 褐色 kasshoku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A

Brown 褐色 kasshoku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B

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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