Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Focus

決め (kime)

The Japanese word kime in everyday Japanese means "rule; agreement". In the Martial Arts though it is used to translate "focus" or "the instantaneous tensing at the correct moment during a technique". See the Wikipedia article Kime or The Many Faces of Kime by J. Timothy Hanlon, M.D. for more information.

Verify: 決め in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Focus (決め) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Block Vertical VB2C

Focus (決め) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Cursive Vertical VC2B

Focus (決め) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Focus (決め) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2D

Focus (決め) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Block Horizontal HB2A

Focus (決め) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Cursive Horizontal HC1A

Focus (決め) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Focus 決め kime Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

Master Calligrapher Eri Takase creates each scroll personally, hand-brushed to order on traditional Japanese paper.

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