To Thine Own Self Be True in Japanese Calligraphy

己に忠実なれ (onore ni chuujitsu nare)

The Japanese phrase 己に忠実なれ meaning "To Thine Own Self Be True" is a standard translation from this Shakespearean quote. It is composed of the words 己 (read onore) meaning "oneself", the grammatical element に (read ni) which here means "to", 忠実 (read chuujitsu) meaning "true; loyal; faithful" and なれ (read nare) which is the imperative form of the verb なる (read naru) meaning "to be".

To Thine Own Self Be True (己に忠実なれ) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Block Vertical VB5C

To Thine Own Self Be True (己に忠実なれ) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Cursive Vertical VC5B

To Thine Own Self Be True (己に忠実なれ) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Block Horizontal HB5A

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Cursive Horizontal HC5A

To Thine Own Self Be True 己に忠実なれ onore ni chuujitsu nare Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS5A

To Thine Own Self Be True

己に忠実なれ (onore ni chuujitsu nare)

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