保護 hogo Protect

保護 is a common Japanese word for protection, and a 保護者 is a guardian or a parent. Worn as a tattoo, it is a vow to look after the people in your care.

Protect (保護) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Protect 保護 hogo Vertical Block VB3C

Protect (保護) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Protect 保護 hogo Vertical Cursive VC2B

Protect (保護) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Protect 保護 hogo Vertical Design VD4B

Protect (保護) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Protect 保護 hogo Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Protect 保護 hogo Horizontal Block HB2A

Protect 保護 hogo Horizontal Cursive HC3A

Protect 保護 hogo Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS3A

More about 保護

保護 is protection and care: keeping a person, an animal or a place safe. To protect is 保護する (hogo suru), and the same word is used when people work to keep nature safe.

The Japanese word 保護 meaning "Protect" is composed of the kanji 保 (read ho) meaning "protect" and 護 (read go) meaning "safeguard; protect".

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.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

Delivery

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

If you need your design again later, ask us for it and we will send it.