Impermanence

儚い (hakanai)

The Japanese word 儚い meaning "Impermanence" translates as "fleeting; transient; short-lived".

Verify: 儚い in the Japanese-English Dictionary

This art beautifully reminds us that nothing lasts forever and to enjoy and cherish all that we have now.

Impermanence (儚い) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Block Vertical VB2C

Impermanence (儚い) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Cursive Vertical VC2B

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Cursive Vertical VC2C

Impermanence (儚い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2D

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Block Horizontal HB2A

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

無常 (mujō)

The Japanese word 無常 meaning "Impermanence" is composed of the kanji 無 (read mu) meaning "not" and 常 (read jō) meaning "certain; normal; regular".

Impermanence (無常) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 無常 mujō Block Vertical VB2C

Impermanence 無常 mujō Block Vertical VB2D

Impermanence (無常) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 無常 mujō Cursive Vertical VC3B

Impermanence (無常) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 無常 mujō Design Vertical VD4B

Impermanence 無常 mujō Design Vertical VD4C

Impermanence (無常) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence 無常 mujō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

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.

Delivery

Your PDF is available for download the moment your order completes, and a copy is attached to your emailed receipt.

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

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

$220

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