Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Um in Japanese

ウン

Um, when pronounced "oon", is ウン (un) in katakana.

oo as in boot, bookn as in no
Shared by Dom Um Romão

This spelling is shared by jazz drummer, percussionist Dom Um Romão (ドン・ウン・ロマン).

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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

"Um Family is My Life," "Um 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.

Um Family Is My Life
Um Family Is My Life oon ウン Um in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Um Family Is My Life
Um Family Is My Life oon うん Um in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Um Family Bonds Are Forever
Um Family Bonds Are Forever oon ウン Um in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Um Family Bonds Are Forever
Um Family Bonds Are Forever oon うん Um in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Um Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

oo as in boot, bookn as in no
Um in Katakana (Vertical)
Um katakana, vertical
Um in Katakana (Horizontal)
Um katakana, horizontal
Um in Hiragana (Vertical)
Um hiragana, vertical
Um in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Um hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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