Mercy in Japanese Calligraphy — 8 Hand-Brushed Designs

慈悲 (jihi)

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".

Verify: 慈悲 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

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

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Block Vertical VB3C

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

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Cursive Vertical VC2B

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

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Design Vertical VD3B

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Design Vertical VD3C

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

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Mercy 慈悲 jihi Semi-Cursive Horizontal 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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