Lively in Japanese Calligraphy — 6 Hand-Brushed Designs

Lively

活発 (kappatsu)

The Japanese word kappatsu also means "vigorous" and "active" is composed of the kanji 活 (read katsu) meaning "lively" and 発 (read hatsu) meaning "emit".

Verify: 活発 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Lively (活発) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lively 活発 kappatsu Block Vertical VB2C

Lively (活発) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lively 活発 kappatsu Cursive Vertical VC2B

Lively (活発) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lively 活発 kappatsu Design Vertical VD4B

Lively (活発) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lively 活発 kappatsu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Lively 活発 kappatsu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Lively 活発 kappatsu 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.