沈黙 chinmoku Silence

The Japanese word 沈黙 meaning "Silence" is composed of the kanji 沈 (read chin) meaning "sink; be submerged; subside" and 黙 (read moku) meaning "silence; become silent; stop speaking".

Silence (沈黙) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Vertical Block VB2C

Silence (沈黙) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Vertical Cursive VC2B

Silence (沈黙) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Vertical Design VD4B

Silence (沈黙) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Horizontal Block HB2A

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Silence 沈黙 chinmoku Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS3A

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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