Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Joan in Japanese

ジョーン

Joan, when pronounced "jOn", is ジョーン (jōn) in katakana.

j as in jumpO as in go, law, held longn as in no
Shared by Joan Baez and others

Well-known people with this spelling include contemporary folk musician Joan Baez (ジョーン・バエズ), Academy Award-winning actress Joan Crawford (ジョーン・クロフォード), and writer, known for Slouching Towards Bethlehem Joan Didion (ジョーン・ディディオン). It's also the katakana spelling for English cryptanalyst Joan Clarke (ジョーン・クラーク).

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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

"Joan Family is My Life," "Joan 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.

Joan Family Is My Life
Joan Family Is My Life jOn ジョーン Joan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Joan Family Is My Life
Joan Family Is My Life jOn じょうん Joan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Joan Family Bonds Are Forever
Joan Family Bonds Are Forever jOn ジョーン Joan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Joan Family Bonds Are Forever
Joan Family Bonds Are Forever jOn じょうん Joan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Joan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Joan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Joan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Joan, when pronounced jOn, is ジョーン (jōn) in katakana and じょうん (joun) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpO as in go, law, held longn as in no
Joan in Katakana (Vertical)
Joan katakana, vertical
Joan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Joan katakana, horizontal
Joan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Joan hiragana, vertical
Joan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Joan hiragana, horizontal

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