First Born Son in Japanese Calligraphy — 14 Hand-Brushed Designs

長男 chōnan First Born Son

The Japanese word 長男 meaning "First Born Son" is composed of the kanji 長 (read chō) meaning "long; leader; superior" and 男 (read nan) meaning "male".

First Born Son (長男) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Block VB3A

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Block VB3B

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Block VB3C

First Born Son (長男) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Cursive VC2B

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Cursive VC3A

First Born Son (長男) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Design VD2B

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Design VD3A

First Born Son (長男) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Horizontal Block HB2A

First Born Son 長男 chōnan Horizontal Cursive HC1A

First Born Son 長男 chōnan 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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