変化 henka Change

変化 is a common Japanese word for change, and in Japanese baseball a curveball is a 変化球, a change ball. Worn as a tattoo, it says you are ready to change with whatever comes.

Change (変化) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Change 変化 henka Vertical Block VB3A

Change 変化 henka Vertical Block VB3B

Change 変化 henka Vertical Block VB3C

Change 変化 henka Vertical Block VB3D

Change (変化) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Change 変化 henka Vertical Cursive VC3A

Change 変化 henka Vertical Cursive VC3B

Change (変化) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Change 変化 henka Vertical Design VD3A

Change 変化 henka Vertical Design VD3B

Change (変化) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Change 変化 henka Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A

Change 変化 henka Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B

Change 変化 henka Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Change 変化 henka Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D

Change 変化 henka Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3E

Change 変化 henka Horizontal Block HB2A

Change 変化 henka Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Change 変化 henka Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

More about 変化

変化 is change: a shift, a variation, a transformation. It can also be a verb, to change. Read henge, the same characters are a shapeshifting spirit.

The Japanese word 変化 meaning "Change" is composed of the kanji 変 (read hen) meaning "change; different; strange" and 化 (read ka) meaning "change; influence".

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.

Delivery

Your PDF is available for download the moment your order completes, and a copy is attached to your emailed receipt.

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