Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Cinque in Japanese

チンクエ

Cinque, when pronounced "chink-e", is チンクエ (chinkue) in katakana.

ch as in chairi as in sit, skin as in nok as in kite as in bed
Shared by Guglielmo Cinque

This spelling is shared by linguist Guglielmo Cinque (グリエルモ・チンクエ).

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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

"Cinque Family is My Life," "Cinque 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.

Cinque Family Is My Life
Cinque Family Is My Life chink-e チンクエ Cinque in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cinque Family Is My Life
Cinque Family Is My Life chink-e ちんくえ Cinque in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cinque Family Bonds Are Forever
Cinque Family Bonds Are Forever chink-e チンクエ Cinque in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Cinque Family Bonds Are Forever
Cinque Family Bonds Are Forever chink-e ちんくえ Cinque in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Cinque Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Cinque in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Cinque in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Cinque, when pronounced chink-e, is チンクエ (chinkue) in katakana and ちんくえ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ch as in chairi as in sit, skin as in nok as in kite as in bed
Cinque in Katakana (Vertical)
Cinque katakana, vertical
Cinque in Katakana (Horizontal)
Cinque katakana, horizontal
Cinque in Hiragana (Vertical)
Cinque hiragana, vertical
Cinque in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Cinque 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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