What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger in Japanese Calligraphy

私を殺さないものは私を強くする (watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru)

The Japanese phrase 私を殺さないものは私を強くする means What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger and is composed of the words 私 (read watashi) meaning "I; Me", 殺す (read korosu) meaning "to kill" (which is conjugated to korosanai meaning "to not kill") and 強い (read tsuyoi) meaning "strong" (which is conjugated to tsuyoku suru meaning "to make strong").

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger (私を殺さないものは私を強くする) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru Block Vertical VB5C

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger (私を殺さないものは私を強くする) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru Cursive Vertical VC7B

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger (私を殺さないものは私を強くする) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru Block Horizontal HB5A

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru Cursive Horizontal HC3A

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger 私を殺さないものは私を強くする watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS5A

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger

私を殺さないものは私を強くする (watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru)

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll