Fortress in Japanese Calligraphy — 12 Hand-Brushed Designs

要塞 yōsai Fortress

The Japanese word 要塞 meaning "Fortress" is composed of the kanji 要 (read yō) meaning "need; main point; essence" and 塞 (read sai) meaning "close; shut; cover".

Fortress (要塞) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Block VB2C

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Block VB3A

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Block VB3B

Fortress (要塞) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Cursive VC2B

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Cursive VC3A

Fortress (要塞) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Design VD3A

Fortress (要塞) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Horizontal Block HB2A

Fortress 要塞 yōsai Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Fortress 要塞 yōsai 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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