Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Zhu in Japanese

ジュー

Zhu, when pronounced "zhOO", is ジュー (jū) in katakana.

zh as in visionOO as in boot, held long
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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

"Zhu Family is My Life," "Zhu 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.

Zhu Family Is My Life
Zhu Family Is My Life zhOO ジュー Zhu in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zhu Family Is My Life
Zhu Family Is My Life zhOO じゅう Zhu in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zhu Family Bonds Are Forever
Zhu Family Bonds Are Forever zhOO ジュー Zhu in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Zhu Family Bonds Are Forever
Zhu Family Bonds Are Forever zhOO じゅう Zhu in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Zhu Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Zhu in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Zhu in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Zhu, when pronounced zhOO, is ジュー (jū) in katakana and じゅう (juu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

zh as in visionOO as in boot, held long
Zhu in Katakana (Vertical)
Zhu katakana, vertical
Zhu in Katakana (Horizontal)
Zhu katakana, horizontal
Zhu in Hiragana (Vertical)
Zhu hiragana, vertical
Zhu in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Zhu 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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