Lord

上帝 (joutei)

The Japanese word 上帝 also means "the Creator", "the Supreme Being" and is composed of the kanji 上 (read jou) meaning "above; up" and 帝 (read tei) meaning "god; sovereign; the emperor; creator".

Verify: 上帝 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Lord (上帝) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 上帝 joutei Block Vertical VB2C

Lord 上帝 joutei Block Vertical VB3C

Lord (上帝) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 上帝 joutei Cursive Vertical VC3B

Lord (上帝) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 上帝 joutei Design Vertical VD4B

Lord (上帝) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 上帝 joutei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Lord 上帝 joutei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3D

Lord 上帝 joutei Block Horizontal HB2A

Lord 上帝 joutei Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

主 (shu)

The Japanese word shu meaning "Lord" is a single kanji word. Lord (shu) is used throughout the Bible as the translation for "Lord" though one must be careful because the same kanji has other readings and meanings including "nushi" meaning "lord; master".

Lord (主) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 主 shu Block Vertical VB1C

Lord (主) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 主 shu Cursive Vertical VC1B

Lord 主 shu Cursive Vertical VC2B

Lord (主) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 主 shu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1C

Lord 主 shu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1D

Lord (主) in Clerical style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Lord 主 shu Clerical Vertical VR1A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

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