Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

父 chichi Father

父 is father written in a single kanji, the one in 父の日, Father's Day. Worn as a tattoo, it honors your father and everything he has given you.

Father (父) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Block VB1C
Father (父) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Cursive VC1B
Father (父) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Cursive VC1C
Father (父) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Jiun VD1B
Father (父) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1C
Father (父) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1D
Father (父) in Seal style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Father 父 chichi Vertical Seal VT1A
More about 父

父 is father, the word for your own father when you speak of him to others. Speaking to him, or of someone else's father, people say お父さん (otōsan). 父 can also mean the father of a field, its founder.

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. The line art prints sharp at any size. The brushed image is sized to print at the dimensions shown on the PDF, so for a larger piece, work from the line art.

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.

If you need your design again later, ask us for it and we will send it.