Gratitude in Japanese Calligraphy: 10 Hand-Brushed Designs

感謝 kansha Gratitude

The Japanese word 感謝 means "Gratitude, Thanks" and is used informally in spoken Japanese as "Thank you". It is composed of the kanji 感 (read kan) meaning "feeling; emotion; sensation" and 謝 (read sha) meaning "thank; apologize".

感謝 reminds us of all that we have in our lives for which we are grateful.

Gratitude (感謝) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Block VB3C

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Block VB3D

Gratitude (感謝) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Cursive VC3B

Gratitude (感謝) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Jiun VD3B

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Jiun VD3C

Gratitude (感謝) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3E

Gratitude 感謝 kansha Horizontal Block HB3A

Gratitude 感謝 kansha 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.

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