Welcome to StockKanji - Here you will find thousands of Japanese Kanji Tattoo Designs all personally hand-lettered by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase.

Eternal Love Japanese Kanji Tattoo

Each Japanese Tattoo Design is delivered as a high-resolution Adobe PDF file that you receive as soon as your order is placed. With your order we provide you with everything you need for an authentic and completely accurate Japanese Symbol Tattoo. This includes the line art so that your tattoo artist can properly ink your Japanese Kanji Tattoo - even if they don't know Japanese! Simply print the design and take it to your local tattoo shop. It is that easy!

Each Japanese Kanji Design is carefully researched and documented. We want you to be as happy with the translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful Japanese art and so we have provided direct links to the completely independent dictionary Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary. Simply click on the dictionary link and you can check the translation for yourself - here you will know your Japanese Tattoo Design is absolutely correct.

"Who Designed Your Japanese Tattoo?" Wouldn't it be nice to be able to say "Eri Takase - A Master Japanese Calligrapher". The truth is, most people don't know who designed their tattoo - they walk into a tattoo shop and pick something based on the English. They are not sure if it is correct. When questioned they have no where to turn to confirm the meaning. They are not sure if it is good. They don't know who designed their tattoo or even if it is a legal design. They are not even sure if it is Japanese, Chinese or something so archaic that no one even uses it!

Don't let this be you! If you order from StockKanji.com YOU can shop with confidence as every carefully researched design was personally hand-brushed by Master Takase. We give you everything you need to be absolutely confident and proud of your Japanese Kanji tatoo. ANd if any questions should ever come up you know you can contact us and find the answer.

Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase is a well known and respected artist. Perhaps you have seen Master Takase's work in books and magazines. A few months ago Master Takase's work was featured by TV Guide in a design for their party at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards and the invitation was shown on NBC's EXTRA! And Master Takase's art is prominently featured in a new book covering the best tattoo artists from around the world.

Tattoo Sourcebook Featuring designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase has lent her hand to over forty original designs for Tattoo Sourcebook which is a compendium of modern designs by today's hottest tattoo artists. The book is available through Barnes and Nobles. For the perfect Japanese Calligraphy tattoo design visit our own StockKanji.com which features over ten thousand original designs by Master Takase - original designs available no where else. These carefully researched and beautifully hand-lettered designs come with the line art that your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Just order and print and take to your tattoo artist. We give you everything you need for the perfect Japanese tattoo - your tattoo artist does not even need to know Japanese. And all designs can be instantly downloaded so you can get your Japanese tattoo today. Not only can you get a design from a name you trust, but you can get it now! Eri Takase is ranked a Master Calligrapher by two of Japan's most prestigious calligraphic societies. Training since the age of six in traditional Japanese calligraphy she has expanded her art to include custom tattoo designs and recently has started her own website featuring frequently requested designs that are economical and can be immediately downloaded. To see her beautiful calligraphy designs visit StockKanji.com

StockKanji - Japanese Kanji Tattoos has over 10000 individual Japanese tattoo designs. With each design we provide you with everything you need to take to your tattoo artist. Our carefully documented and beautifully executed tattoo designs are in an Adobe PDF file (your computer should be able to read these). This means that your Japanese Kanji Tattoo will print out exactly as lettered by Master Takase and it also means you can easily change the size and the image will remain crisp and clear. And the designs come with the line art that your tattoo artist is going to need to properly ink the design.

With your order you get everything you need to take to your tattoo artist to get the perfect Japanese Symbol Tattoo! And your tattoo artist doesn't even need to know Japanese!

Year of the Snake (Adobe PDF)

Amy in Japanese(Adobe PDF)

If you are not sure if your computer can read an Adobe PDF file, then just click on one of the designs above. You should have no problems but if you do, the PDF Reader can be downloaded from Adobe for free.

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The Japanese Tattoo Designs above are just two samples from among the thousands of Japanese Symbol Tattoos available at StockKanji.com. The left is one of our Zodiac designs for Year of the Snake. And on the right is one of our Name in Japanese designs for Amy (Notice that name designs have three different versions so you have a choice).

If you click on and open the designs, notice that they print exactly as designed by Master Takase and that you can also easily change the size of the design.

And keep in mind that all Japanese kanji designs on StockKanji.com (except, of course, for special orders) can be immediately downloaded when your order is placed - there is no waiting. Just place your order and then simply click on the provided link to download the design. Ordering is Quick, Easy, and Safe.

yuuki
Courage / Bravery

Top Ten Most Popular Japanese Tattoo Designs:

1 Family 2 Eternal Love 3 Inner Strength 4 Love 5 Hope
6 Live in the Moment 7 True Victory is Victory Over Oneself
8 Each Moment Only Once 9 Honor 10 Freedom

We also offer a unique service where you can work directly with Master Takase on a Custom Japanese Tattoo. Designs can usually be completed in just a few days. For more information see Custom Japanese Tattoo Designs (notice this is a link to our custom design website).

If you have any questions or suggestions for items you would like to see in the catalog, you are always welcome to Contact Us.

So take a look around and enjoy these beautiful hand-lettered Japanese Kanji Tattoos and know that at StockKanji.com you can shop with confidence.

Rocio roshio

NEW! Names in Japanese with meanings in kanji

Names have a pronunciation (how the name sounds) and a meaning (the original meaning of the name). For some names this is easy, the name "Joy" means "Joy". For other names one must find the meaning. For example the name Rocio (roshio) means "Dew". We show an example on the left that combines the pronunciation of Rocio in katakana and the meaning of Rocio (which is "dew") in kanji.

There are many great resources for finding the meaning such as Babynamer and BehindTheName where you can confirm the meaning of the name for yourself.

Where there is a clear meaning we have added links to designs with the Japanese translation. This makes it easy for you to combine the pronunciation in katakana with the meaning in kanji. And you can do this for many names in the catalog. To learn more and see samples visit Translating Your Whole Name into Japanese

So what is new? We are starting to add names with the work already done for you! For two examples see Anna (meaning "God's Grace") and Rocio (meaning "Dew").

First Love hatsukoi

We try to select designs that have universal appeal and we try to include at least one recommended design every day. If you have a design idea that you think would fit in the catalog, by all means please let us know.

Today, at Laura's recommendation, we added the phrase First Love which we have translated as hatsukoi in Japanese Kanji.

Visit First Love (hatsukoi) to see all six new designs.

Thank you Laura!

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