Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Joseph in Japanese

ジョウゼフ

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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

"Joseph Family is My Life," "Joseph 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.

Joseph Family Is My Life
Joseph Family Is My Life jou-zef ジョウゼフ Joseph in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Joseph Family Is My Life
Joseph Family Is My Life jou-zef じょうぜふ Joseph in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Joseph Family Bonds Are Forever
Joseph Family Bonds Are Forever jou-zef ジョウゼフ Joseph in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Joseph Family Bonds Are Forever
Joseph Family Bonds Are Forever jou-zef じょうぜふ Joseph in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Joseph Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Joseph in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Joseph in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Joseph, when pronounced jou-zef, is ジョウゼフ (jouzefu) in katakana and じょうぜふ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpou as in low, showz as in zooe as in bedf as in fun
Joseph in Katakana (Vertical)
Joseph katakana, vertical
Joseph in Katakana (Horizontal)
Joseph katakana, horizontal
Joseph in Hiragana (Vertical)
Joseph hiragana, vertical
Joseph in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Joseph 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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