蜜蜂 mitsubachi Honey Bee

The Japanese word 蜜蜂 meaning "Honey Bee" is composed of the kanji 蜜 (read mitsu) meaning "honey; nectar; molasses" and 蜂 (read hachi) meaning "bee; wasp; hornet". Together they are read mitsubachi, because the sounds change where the characters meet: 蜂 hachi becomes bachi after 蜜.

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Vertical Block VB3C

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Vertical Cursive VC3B

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Vertical Jiun VD3B

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi 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. The line art prints sharp at any size. The brushed image is sized to print at the dimensions shown on the PDF, so for a larger piece, work from the line art.

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