Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jacob in Japanese

ジョイコブ

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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

"Jacob Family is My Life," "Jacob 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.

Jacob Family Is My Life
Jacob Family Is My Life joi-kob ジョイコブ Jacob in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jacob Family Is My Life
Jacob Family Is My Life joi-kob じょいこぶ Jacob in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jacob Family Bonds Are Forever
Jacob Family Bonds Are Forever joi-kob ジョイコブ Jacob in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jacob Family Bonds Are Forever
Jacob Family Bonds Are Forever joi-kob じょいこぶ Jacob in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jacob Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Jacob in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jacob in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jacob, when pronounced joi-kob, is ジョイコブ (joikobu) in katakana and じょいこぶ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpoi as in oilk as in kito as in go, Tomb as in bat
Jacob in Katakana (Vertical)
Jacob katakana, vertical
Jacob in Katakana (Horizontal)
Jacob katakana, horizontal
Jacob in Hiragana (Vertical)
Jacob hiragana, vertical
Jacob in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Jacob 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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