慈悲 jihi Mercy

The Japanese word 慈悲 also means "Compassion", "Benevolence", and "Charity" and is composed of the kanji 慈 (read ji) meaning "mercy" and 悲 (read hi) meaning "regret; sad; grieve".

Mercy (慈悲) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Vertical Block VB3C

Mercy (慈悲) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Vertical Cursive VC2B

Mercy (慈悲) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Vertical Design VD3B

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Vertical Design VD3C

Mercy (慈悲) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS4C

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Mercy 慈悲 jihi 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.

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