Solitude in Japanese Calligraphy — 8 Hand-Brushed Designs

Solitude

孤独 (kodoku)

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".

Verify: 孤独 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

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

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Block Vertical VB2C

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

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Cursive Vertical VC2B

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

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Design Vertical VD2B

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Design Vertical VD3B

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

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Block Horizontal HB2A

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Solitude 孤独 kodoku Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

Master Calligrapher Eri Takase creates each scroll personally, hand-brushed to order on traditional Japanese paper.