Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

再起 saiki Recovery

再起 is a common Japanese word for a comeback, the rally after a fall. Worn as a tattoo, it marks the day you got back up and the strength it took.

Recovery (再起) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Recovery 再起 saiki Vertical Block VB3C
Recovery (再起) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Recovery 再起 saiki Vertical Block VB3D
Recovery (再起) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Recovery 再起 saiki Vertical Cursive VC3B
Recovery (再起) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Recovery 再起 saiki Vertical Design VD3B
Recovery (再起) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Recovery 再起 saiki Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C
Recovery (再起) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Recovery 再起 saiki Horizontal Design HD3A
More about 再起

再起 is a comeback: you get back up after a fall and take up the fight again. The word for the opposite is 再起不能 (saiki funō), past all hope of recovery.

The Japanese word 再起 meaning "Recovery" is composed of the kanji 再 (read sai) meaning "again" and 起 (read ki) meaning "to get up".

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.

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