Rat in Japanese Calligraphy — 8 Hand-Brushed Designs

鼠 (nezumi)

The Japanese word nezumi means "rat" and most commonly refers to the cute little four-legged furry creature. With the right context nezumi can also refer to the "Year of the Rat". However, if you are looking for "Year of the Rat" as a stand-alone design and want no possible ambiguity then consider using Year of the Rat (nezumidoshi).

Verify: 鼠 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Rat (鼠) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Rat 鼠 nezumi Block Vertical VB1C

Rat 鼠 nezumi Block Vertical VB2C

Rat (鼠) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Rat 鼠 nezumi Cursive Vertical VC1B

Rat 鼠 nezumi Cursive Vertical VC2B

Rat 鼠 nezumi Cursive Vertical VC2C

Rat 鼠 nezumi Cursive Vertical VC3B

Rat (鼠) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Rat 鼠 nezumi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Rat 鼠 nezumi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

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.