銀河 ginga Milky Way

The Japanese word 銀河 meaning "Milky Way" is composed of the kanji 銀 (read gin) meaning "silver" and 河 (read ga) meaning "river".

Milky Way (銀河) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Milky Way 銀河 ginga Vertical Block VB2C

Milky Way (銀河) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Milky Way 銀河 ginga Vertical Cursive VC3B

Milky Way (銀河) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Milky Way 銀河 ginga Vertical Design VD3B

Milky Way (銀河) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Milky Way 銀河 ginga Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Milky Way 銀河 ginga Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Milky Way 銀河 ginga 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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