苦痛 kutsū Pain

The Japanese word 苦痛 also means "Agony" and "Bitterness" and is composed of the kanji 苦 (read ku) meaning "suffering; hardship" and 痛 (read tsu) meaning "pain; hurt; damage".

Pain (苦痛) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Vertical Block VB3C

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Vertical Block VB3D

Pain (苦痛) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Vertical Cursive VC3B

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Vertical Cursive VC3C

Pain (苦痛) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Horizontal Block HB2A

Pain 苦痛 kutsū Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Pain 苦痛 kutsū 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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