Survival of the Fittest in Japanese Calligraphy

適者生存 (tekisha seizon)

The Japanese phrase 適者生存 meaning "Survival of the Fittest" and is commonly used to translate this famous quote by Darwin. 適者生存 is composed of the words 適者 (read tekisha) meaning "the fit" and 生存 (read seizon) meaning "survive" or "exist".

Survival of the Fittest (適者生存) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Block Vertical VB4C

Survival of the Fittest (適者生存) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Cursive Vertical VC4B

Survival of the Fittest (適者生存) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Design Vertical VD5B

Survival of the Fittest (適者生存) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Block Horizontal HB3A

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Cursive Horizontal HC3A

Survival of the Fittest 適者生存 tekisha seizon Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS3A

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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Survival of the Fittest

適者生存 (tekisha seizon)

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Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll