Karate - Empty Hand in Japanese Calligraphy

空手 (karate)

There are two common ways to write "空手". This version literally translates to "Empty Hand" and is composed of the kanji 空 (read kara) meaning "empty" and 手 (read te) meaning "hand". "空手" can also be written 唐手 Karate - China Hand (karate) meaning "China Hand".

Verify: 空手 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Karate - Empty Hand (空手) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Block Vertical VB2C

Karate - Empty Hand (空手) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Cursive Vertical VC3B

Karate - Empty Hand (空手) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Design Vertical VD3B

Karate - Empty Hand (空手) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Block Horizontal HB2A

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

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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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Karate - Empty Hand

空手 (karate)

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Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll