先生 sensei Teacher

The Japanese word 先生 meaning "Teacher" also translates as "master; doctor" and is composed of the kanji 先 (read sen) meaning "before" and 生 (read sei) meaning "life; born".

Teacher (先生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Block VB2C

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Block VB2D

Teacher (先生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Cursive VC2B

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Cursive VC3B

Teacher (先生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2D

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2E

Teacher 先生 sensei Horizontal Block HB2A

Teacher 先生 sensei Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Teacher 先生 sensei Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

Teacher 先生 sensei Vertical Block OB2A

教師 (kyōshi)

The Japanese word 教師 meaning "Teacher" is composed of the kanji 教 (read kyō) meaning "teach; faith; doctrine" and 師 (read shi) meaning "expert; teacher; master".

Teacher (教師) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Teacher 教師 kyōshi Vertical Block OB2A

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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