純朴 junboku Simple and Honest

The Japanese word junboku also means "rustic simplicity" and "unsophisticated" and is composed of the kanji 純 (read jun) meaning "pure; genuine; innocent" and 朴 (read boku) meaning "simple; plain; crude". The individual kanji most commonly translate as "Pure and Simple (not complicated)".

Simple and Honest (純朴) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Simple and Honest 純朴 junboku Vertical Block VB2C

Simple and Honest (純朴) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Simple and Honest 純朴 junboku Vertical Cursive VC2B

Simple and Honest (純朴) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Simple and Honest 純朴 junboku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Simple and Honest 純朴 junboku Horizontal Block HB2A

Simple and Honest 純朴 junboku Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

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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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