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天地神明 tenchishinmei Gods of Heaven and Earth

The Japanese four-character compound (yoji jukugo) 天地神明 meaning "Gods of Heaven and Earth" is composed of the kanji 天 (read ten) meaning "heavens; sky; imperial", 地 (read chi) meaning "ground; earth", 神 (read shin) meaning "gods; mind; soul", and 明 (read mei) meaning "bright; light".
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Block VB3C
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Block VB3D
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Cursive VC4B
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Design VD4B
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS4C
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS4D
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS5C
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Horizontal Block HB4A
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Horizontal Cursive HC3A
Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS4A
More about 天地神明

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