天婦羅 tenpura Tempura

The Japanese word 天婦羅 meaning "Tempura" is composed of the kanji 天 (read ten) meaning "heavens; sky; imperial", 婦 (read fu) meaning "lady; woman; wife", and 羅 (read ra) meaning "gauze; thin silk; Rome".

Tempura (天婦羅) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Vertical Block VB3C

Tempura (天婦羅) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Vertical Cursive VC2B

Tempura (天婦羅) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Vertical Design VD3B

Tempura (天婦羅) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Horizontal Block HB3A

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Horizontal Cursive HC3A

Tempura 天婦羅 tenpura Horizontal Semi-Cursive 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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