Fortitude in Japanese Calligraphy — 10 Hand-Brushed Designs

堅忍 (kennin)

The Japanese word 堅忍 also means "perseverance" and is composed of the kanji 堅 (read ken) meaning "strict; hard; tough; reliable" and 忍 (read nin) meaning "endure; bear". 堅忍 is one of the Seven Heavenly Virtues and is one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. For more information see the Wikipedia article Seven Heavenly Virtues.

Verify: 堅忍 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

This artwork is a beautiful visual reminder of the fundamental importance of being strong when times are tough. With fortitude we can overcome.

Fortitude (堅忍) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Block Vertical VB2C

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Block Vertical VB3C

Fortitude (堅忍) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Cursive Vertical VC2B

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Cursive Vertical VC3B

Fortitude (堅忍) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Block Horizontal HB2A

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Fortitude 堅忍 kennin Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2B

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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