Holly in Japanese Calligraphy — 6 Hand-Brushed Designs

柊 (hiiragi)

The Japanese plant hiiragi meaning "Chinese Holly; Holly; False Holly" looks very similar to the Western Holly though in fact it is a different plant. Even though technically incorrect, hiiragi is still used as a non-technical translation for Holly because it is so similar looking and because Japan does not have a native Holly plant. To see the similarity and to judge for yourself visit the Japanese Wikipedia article Hiiragi.

Verify: 柊 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Holly (柊) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Holly 柊 hiiragi Block Vertical VB1C

Holly 柊 hiiragi Block Vertical VB1D

Holly (柊) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Holly 柊 hiiragi Cursive Vertical VC1B

Holly (柊) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Holly 柊 hiiragi Design Vertical VD2B

Holly (柊) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Holly 柊 hiiragi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1C

Holly 柊 hiiragi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1D

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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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