Cute in Japanese Calligraphy — 10 Hand-Brushed Designs

可愛い (kawaii)

The Japanese word kawaii meaning "cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; precious; darling" is composed of the kanji 可 (read ka) meaning "can" and 愛 (read ai) meaning "love; affection; favorite".

Notice that the final "i" in hiragana is optional and the word is written both ways. With the "i" is the more common form, however.

Verify: 可愛い in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Cute (可愛い) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cute 可愛い kawaii Block Vertical VB2C

Cute 可愛い kawaii Block Vertical VB2D

Cute (可愛い) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cute 可愛い kawaii Cursive Vertical VC2B

Cute 可愛い kawaii Cursive Vertical VC2C

Cute (可愛い) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cute 可愛い kawaii Design Vertical VD2B

Cute 可愛い kawaii Design Vertical VD2C

Cute 可愛い kawaii Design Vertical VD3B

Cute (可愛い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Cute 可愛い kawaii Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Cute 可愛い kawaii Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2D

Cute 可愛い kawaii Block Horizontal HB2A

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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