Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

I Love You

愛してる (aishiteru)

The Japanese phrase "愛してる" is actually just a verb 愛してる (read aishiteru) which literally means "loving". Notice that both the subject and the object are omitted. Japanese is classified as a "pro-drop" (pronoun drop) language where the pronouns are commonly omitted. Here the "I" and the "You" are self-evident and so omitted. Hence the Japanese do not say "I love you" they actually say "loving" or aishiteru.

Verify: 愛してる in the Japanese-English Dictionary

I Love You (愛してる) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Block Vertical VB2C

I Love You (愛してる) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Block Vertical VB2D

I Love You (愛してる) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Cursive Vertical VC2B

I Love You (愛してる) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Cursive Vertical VC3B

I Love You (愛してる) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Design Vertical VD4B

I Love You (愛してる) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

I Love You (愛してる) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3D

I Love You (愛してる) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Block Horizontal HB2A

I Love You (愛してる) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

I Love You 愛してる aishiteru Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

Master Calligrapher Eri Takase creates each scroll personally, hand-brushed to order on traditional Japanese paper.

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