Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Live Strong

強く生きる (tsuyoku ikiru)

強く生きる (tsuyoku ikiru) means "to live strong." It joins 強く (tsuyoku) "strongly, with strength" and 生きる (ikiru) "to live." A plain, direct encouragement to meet life with strength.

Verify: 強く生きる in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Live Strong (強く生きる) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Block Vertical VB4C
Live Strong (強く生きる) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Cursive Vertical VC4B
Live Strong (強く生きる) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C
Live Strong (強く生きる) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C
Live Strong (強く生きる) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Block Horizontal HB3A
Live Strong (強く生きる) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Cursive Horizontal HC3A
Live Strong (強く生きる) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Live Strong 強く生きる tsuyoku ikiru Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS3A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

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