Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sun in Japanese

サン

Sun, when pronounced "sun", is サン (san) in katakana.

s as in seeu as in sunn as in no
Shared by Mod Sun and others

Well-known people with this spelling include rapper and singer Mod Sun (モッド・サン), jazz composer and bandleader Sun Ra (サン・ラ), and Australian dancer and musician Sun Park (サン・パク).

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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

"Sun Family is My Life," "Sun 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.

Sun Family Is My Life
Sun Family Is My Life sun サン Sun in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sun Family Is My Life
Sun Family Is My Life sun さん Sun in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sun Family Bonds Are Forever
Sun Family Bonds Are Forever sun サン Sun in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sun Family Bonds Are Forever
Sun Family Bonds Are Forever sun さん Sun in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sun Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sun in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sun in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sun, when pronounced sun, is サン (san) in katakana and さん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeu as in sunn as in no
Sun in Katakana (Vertical)
Sun katakana, vertical
Sun in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sun katakana, horizontal
Sun in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sun hiragana, vertical
Sun in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sun hiragana, horizontal

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