Zen in Japanese

ゼン

Zen, when pronounced "zen", is ゼン (zen) in katakana.

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Zen Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Zen Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Zen Is My Life zen ゼン Zen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Zen Is My Life zen ぜん Zen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Zen Is My Love zen ゼン Zen in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Zen Is My Love zen ぜん Zen in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Zen Japanese Tattoo Designs

Zen in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Zen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Zen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Zen, when pronounced zen, is ゼン (zen) in katakana and ぜん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Zen katakana, vertical

Zen katakana, horizontal

Zen hiragana, vertical

Zen hiragana, horizontal

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