Effort in Japanese Calligraphy — 10 Hand-Brushed Designs

努力 doryoku Effort

The Japanese word 努力 means "Effort" or "Exertion" and is composed of the kanji 努 (read do) meaning "as much as possible, toil" and 力 (read ryoku) meaning "power; strength; exertion."

Doryoku is used, especially in the Martial Arts, to mean giving one's very best effort.

Effort (努力) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Block VB2C

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Block VB3C

Effort (努力) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Cursive VC2B

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Cursive VC2C

Effort (努力) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Design VD3B

Effort (努力) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Effort 努力 doryoku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Effort 努力 doryoku Horizontal Block HB2A

Effort 努力 doryoku Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Effort 努力 doryoku 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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