腹 hara Stomach

In everyday Japanese hara means "stomach" or "belly" and this is what will come to people's mind when they see this design. However hara also has special meaning in Japanese and Chinese cultures. For more information see the Wikipedia article Dantian.

Master Takase also discusses this in detail in an excellent article Hara: Master Calligrapher Eri Takase on the Art and Energy of Japanese Calligraphy.

Stomach (腹) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Block VB1C

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Block VB1D

Stomach (腹) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Cursive VC1B

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Cursive VC1C

Stomach (腹) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Design VD2B

Stomach (腹) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1C

Stomach 腹 hara Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1D

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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