孤独 kodoku Solitude

The Japanese word 孤独 meaning "Solitude" also translates as "Isolation" and is composed of the kanji 孤 (read ko) meaning "alone" and 独 (read doku) meaning "single; alone".

Solitude (孤独) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Vertical Block VB2C

Solitude (孤独) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Vertical Cursive VC2B

Solitude (孤独) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Vertical Design VD2B

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Vertical Design VD3B

Solitude (孤独) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Horizontal Block HB2A

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Horizontal Semi-Cursive 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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