暗夜 an'ya Dark Night

The Japanese word an'ya meaning "Dark Night" is composed of the kanji 暗 (read an) meaning "dark; darkness" and 夜 (read ya) meaning "night; evening".

An'ya is commonly used as a phonetic translation to kanji of the name "Anya".

Dark Night (暗夜) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Vertical Block VB2C

Dark Night (暗夜) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Vertical Cursive VC2B

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Vertical Cursive VC3B

Dark Night (暗夜) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Vertical Design VD3B

Dark Night (暗夜) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Horizontal Block HB2A

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Dark Night 暗夜 an'ya Horizontal Semi-Cursive 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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