Strength in Japanese Calligraphy — 19 Hand-Brushed Designs

力 (chikara)

The Japanese word 力 specifically means physical strength or physical power.

Verify: 力 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Strength (力) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 力 chikara Block Vertical VB1C

Strength 力 chikara Block Vertical VB1D

Strength (力) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 力 chikara Cursive Vertical VC1B

Strength (力) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 力 chikara Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1C

Strength 力 chikara Semi-Cursive Vertical VS1D

強力 (kyōryoku)

The Japanese word 強力 also means "strong; powerful" and is composed of the kanji 強 (read kyō) meaning "strong; powerful" and 力 (read ryoku) meaning "strong; powerful". 強力 can mean either physical or mental strength and can be used in the sense of "you need to be strong to make it in this world".

Strength (強力) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Block Vertical VB2C

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Block Vertical VB3A

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Block Vertical VB3B

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Block Vertical VB3C

Strength (強力) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Cursive Vertical VC3A

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Cursive Vertical VC3B

Strength (強力) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Design Vertical VD3A

Strength (強力) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3A

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3B

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Block Horizontal HB2A

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Strength 強力 kyōryoku Semi-Cursive Horizontal 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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