Real Sword in Japanese Calligraphy — 10 Hand-Brushed Designs

真剣 (shinken)

The Japanese word 真剣 means Real Sword and is composed of the kanji 真 (read shin) meaning "True" and 剣 (read ken) meaning "Sword". 真剣 is commonly used in Japanese to mean "serious" or "earnest" alluding to the idea that one is using a "real sword" rather than a practice or unsharpened weapon.

Verify: 真剣 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Real Sword (真剣) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Block Vertical VB2C

Real Sword (真剣) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Cursive Vertical VC2B

Real Sword (真剣) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Design Vertical VD2B

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Design Vertical VD3B

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Design Vertical VD4B

Real Sword (真剣) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Block Horizontal HB2A

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Real Sword 真剣 shinken Design Horizontal HD2A

Real Sword 真剣 shinken 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.

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

Real Sword

真剣 (shinken)

About the Designs

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Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll