Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Provide

扶養 (fuyou)

The Japanese word fuyou also means "to support" and is the root of 扶養者 (read fuyousha) meaning "provider; breadwinner; benefactor". In our opinion it is better to use Provide (fuyou) to indicate one is a "provider" or "breadwinner for the family" rather than the more explicit fuyousha. The reason being that Japanese simply appends the kanji (read sha) meaning "person" to change it from "provide" to "provider" - however, as the word is describing oneself this sounds redundant. So if you are looking for a tattoo for "provider" we suggest using this design.

Verify: 扶養 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Provide (扶養) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Block Vertical VB3C
Provide (扶養) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Cursive Vertical VC2B
Provide (扶養) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Design Vertical VD3B
Provide (扶養) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C
Provide (扶養) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Block Horizontal HB2A
Provide (扶養) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Cursive Horizontal HC3A
Provide (扶養) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Provide 扶養 fuyou Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS3A