儚い hakanai Impermanence

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

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

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Vertical Block VB2C

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

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Vertical Cursive VC2B

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Vertical Cursive VC2C

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

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2D

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Horizontal Block HB2A

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Impermanence 儚い hakanai Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

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.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

Delivery

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

If you need your design again later, ask us for it and we will send it.

Japanese Scroll of Impermanence (mujō) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

Impermanence無常mujō

Original art by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase

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Impermanence as a hand-brushed scroll

Master Takase personally brushes your scroll when you order, and it bears her red seal and her signature. The scroll has woven damask borders and layered Japanese paper, so it hangs straight, and it arrives ready to display.