First Love in Japanese Calligraphy — 12 Hand-Brushed Designs

初恋 hatsukoi First Love

The Japanese word 初恋 is composed of the kanji 初 (read hatsu) meaning "first" and 恋 (read koi) meaning "love".

First Love (初恋) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Block VB3A

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Block VB3B

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Block VB3C

First Love (初恋) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Cursive VC3A

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Cursive VC3B

First Love (初恋) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Design VD3A

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Design VD3B

First Love (初恋) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Horizontal Cursive HC2A

First Love 初恋 hatsukoi Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS3A

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.

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

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