Do One's Very Best (isshoukenmei)

Here we offer 6 different hand-brushed Japanese Do One's Very Best tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Do One's Very Best 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.

Do One's Very Best in Japanese is 一生懸命 which is read isshoukenmei. The four-character idiom isshoukenmei meaning "Do One's Very Best" is composed of the words 一生 (read isshou) meaning "one's whole life;the greatest of one's life" and 懸命 (read kenmei) meaning "eargerness; risk one's life".

This beautiful calligraphy art of isshoukenmei would be a great addition to any dojo, or any place where maximum effort is expected, as a reminder to always do one's best.

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 Do One's Very Best (isshoukenmei) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary. You can also verify the translation using Yahoo's dictionary entry Do One's Very Best (isshoukenmei).

Immediately Download Your Do One's Very Best Japanese Tattoo

With your order, you receive everything you need for the perfect Do One's Very Best Japanese Tattoo. The tattoo design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design. And this includes the line art, also called a stencil, that your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.

When your order is placed, you can immediately download your Japanese tattoo design. Then just print it and take it to your favorite tattoo artist. Your tattoo artist does not need to know Japanese. The Adobe PDF file contains everything you need and everything your tattoo artist needs to properly ink the design.

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