Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Karsh in Japanese

カーシュ

Karsh, when pronounced "kar-sh", is カーシュ (kāshu) in katakana.

k as in kitar as in carsh as in ship
Shared by Yousuf Karsh and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh (ユーサフ・カーシュ) and Israeli-British historian Efraim Karsh (エフライム・カーシュ).

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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

"Karsh Family is My Life," "Karsh 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.

Karsh Family Is My Life
Karsh Family Is My Life kar-sh カーシュ Karsh in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karsh Family Is My Life
Karsh Family Is My Life kar-sh かあしゅ Karsh in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karsh Family Bonds Are Forever
Karsh Family Bonds Are Forever kar-sh カーシュ Karsh in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Karsh Family Bonds Are Forever
Karsh Family Bonds Are Forever kar-sh かあしゅ Karsh in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Karsh Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Karsh in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Karsh in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Karsh, when pronounced kar-sh, is カーシュ (kāshu) in katakana and かあしゅ (kaashu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitar as in carsh as in ship
Karsh in Katakana (Vertical)
Karsh katakana, vertical
Karsh in Katakana (Horizontal)
Karsh katakana, horizontal
Karsh in Hiragana (Vertical)
Karsh hiragana, vertical
Karsh in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Karsh 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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