Hope in Japanese Calligraphy — 15 Hand-Brushed Designs

希望 (kibō)

The Japanese word 希望 meaning "Hope" also translates as "Wish, Aspiration" and is composed of the kanji 希 (read ki) meaning "hope; pray; rare" and 望 (read bō) meaning "hope; desire".

Verify: 希望 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Hope (希望) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hope 希望 kibō Block Vertical VB3A

Hope 希望 kibō Block Vertical VB3B

Hope 希望 kibō Block Vertical VB3C

Hope (希望) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hope 希望 kibō Cursive Vertical VC2B

Hope 希望 kibō Cursive Vertical VC3A

Hope (希望) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hope 希望 kibō Design Vertical VD3A

Hope (希望) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3A

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3B

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3D

Hope 希望 kibō Block Horizontal HB1A

Hope 希望 kibō Cursive Horizontal HC1A

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Hope 希望 kibō Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2B

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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