Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Shu in Japanese

シュー

Shu, when pronounced "shOO", is シュー (shū) in katakana.

sh as in shipOO as in boot, held long
Shared by Will Shu and others

This spelling is shared by businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo Will Shu (ウィル・シュー), astronomer Frank Shu (フランク・シュー), and Taiwanese-American artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang (シュー・リー・チェン).

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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

"Shu Family is My Life," "Shu 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.

Shu Family Is My Life
Shu Family Is My Life shOO シュー Shu in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shu Family Is My Life
Shu Family Is My Life shOO しゅう Shu in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shu Family Bonds Are Forever
Shu Family Bonds Are Forever shOO シュー Shu in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shu Family Bonds Are Forever
Shu Family Bonds Are Forever shOO しゅう Shu in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shu Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shu in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shu in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shu, when pronounced shOO, is シュー (shū) in katakana and しゅう (shuu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipOO as in boot, held long
Shu in Katakana (Vertical)
Shu katakana, vertical
Shu in Katakana (Horizontal)
Shu katakana, horizontal
Shu in Hiragana (Vertical)
Shu hiragana, vertical
Shu in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Shu hiragana, horizontal

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