Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Yan in Japanese

ジャン

Yan, when pronounced "jan", is ジャン (jan) in katakana.

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Shared by Esteban Yan

People pronouncing their name this way include Dominican Republic baseball player Esteban Yan (エステバン・ジャン).

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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

"Yan Family is My Life," "Yan 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.

Yan Family Is My Life
Yan Family Is My Life jan ジャン Yan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yan Family Is My Life
Yan Family Is My Life jan じゃん Yan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yan Family Bonds Are Forever
Yan Family Bonds Are Forever jan ジャン Yan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Yan Family Bonds Are Forever
Yan Family Bonds Are Forever jan じゃん Yan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Yan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yan, when pronounced jan, is ジャン (jan) in katakana and じゃん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Yan in Katakana (Vertical)
Yan katakana, vertical
Yan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Yan katakana, horizontal
Yan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Yan hiragana, vertical
Yan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Yan hiragana, horizontal

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