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Zen in Japanese

ゼン

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

z as in zooe as in bedn as in no
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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Zen Family is My Life," "Zen Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Zen Family Is My Life
Zen Family Is My Life zen ゼン Zen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zen Family Is My Life
Zen Family Is My Life zen ぜん Zen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zen Family Bonds Are Forever
Zen Family Bonds Are Forever zen ゼン Zen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Zen Family Bonds Are Forever
Zen Family Bonds Are Forever zen ぜん Zen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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.

z as in zooe as in bedn as in no
Zen in Katakana (Vertical)
Zen katakana, vertical
Zen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Zen katakana, horizontal
Zen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Zen hiragana, vertical
Zen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Zen hiragana, horizontal

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