Carpe Diem (ima wo ikiru)

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Here we offer 13 different hand-brushed Japanese Carpe Diem tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Carpe Diem tattoo designs the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are the same. So order the style you like - the meaning is the same for each design.

Carpe Diem in Japanese is 今を生きる which is read ima wo ikiru. The Japanese phrase ima wo ikiru meaning "Live the Moment; Carpe Diem" is composed of the words今 (read ima) meaning "now; the present; just now", the grammatical element を (read wo) which indicates the object of the verb, and the verb 生きる (read ikiru) meaning "to live; to exist".

Translations You Can Trust: We want you to be as happy with the Japanese translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. So we have made it easy to confirm the translation for yourself by simply clicking on Carpe Diem (ima wo ikiru) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary.

Immediately Download Your Tattoo Design

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Carpe Diem in Japanese Tattoo. Your design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design and, of course, it includes the line art (also called a stencil) which your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.

As soon as your order is placed, you can immediately download your Japanese tattoo design. We also send you an email with instructions should you want to download the design in the future. The Adobe PDF file completely documents the design and contains everything your tattoo artist needs to properly ink the design. Your tattoo artist does not need to know Japanese.

Getting your perfect Japanese Tattoo really is this easy. Get your tattoo today!