New Life in Japanese Calligraphy — 14 Hand-Brushed Designs

新生 (shinsei)

The Japanese word 新生 meaning "New Life" is composed of the kanji 新 (read shin) meaning "new" and 生 (read sei) meaning "life; birth". 新生 has two common meanings. The first being "New Life" or starting one's life over again and can be used to describe moving to a new town or undertaking a complete change of one's own life. The second being "New Born" and is used when describing a newly born baby.

Verify: 新生 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

This beautiful art makes a thoughtful gift for someone moving or starting a new job or career. It also makes an excellent gift to a family welcoming a new baby into the world.

New Life (新生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

New Life 新生 shinsei Block Vertical VB2C

New Life 新生 shinsei Block Vertical VB3A

New Life 新生 shinsei Block Vertical VB3B

New Life (新生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

New Life 新生 shinsei Cursive Vertical VC3A

New Life 新生 shinsei Cursive Vertical VC3B

New Life (新生) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

New Life 新生 shinsei Design Vertical VD3A

New Life 新生 shinsei Design Vertical VD3B

New Life 新生 shinsei Design Vertical VD4B

New Life (新生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

New Life 新生 shinsei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

New Life 新生 shinsei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3A

New Life 新生 shinsei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3B

New Life 新生 shinsei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

New Life 新生 shinsei Block Horizontal HB2A

New Life 新生 shinsei 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.

Delivery

Your PDF is available for download the moment your order completes, and a copy is attached to your emailed receipt.