真面目 majime Earnest

The Japanese word 真面目 meaning "Earnest" is composed of the kanji 真 (read shin) meaning "true; reality; Buddhist sect", 面 (read men) meaning "mask; face; features", and 目 (read moku) meaning "eye; class; look".

Earnest (真面目) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Earnest 真面目 majime Vertical Block VB3C

Earnest (真面目) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Earnest 真面目 majime Vertical Cursive VC3B

Earnest (真面目) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Earnest 真面目 majime Vertical Design VD3B

Earnest 真面目 majime Vertical Design VD3C

Earnest (真面目) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Earnest 真面目 majime Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Earnest 真面目 majime Horizontal Block HB2A

Earnest 真面目 majime Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Earnest 真面目 majime 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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