蟹座 kaniza Cancer

Kaniza is composed of the Crab (kani) and 座 (read za) meaning "constellation". One commonly sees kaniza written in either kanji or hiragana and examples of both are shown below - both are correct and in common use.

Cancer (蟹座) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Vertical Block VB3C

Cancer (蟹座) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Vertical Cursive VC2B

Cancer (蟹座) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Vertical Design VD3B

Cancer (蟹座) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Cancer (蟹座) in Hiragana style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Vertical Hiragana VH2A

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Horizontal Block HB2A

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Horizontal Cursive HC1A

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Horizontal Design HD2A

Cancer 蟹座 kaniza Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

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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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