To Thine Own Self Be True (onore ni chuujitsu nare)

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Here we offer 7 different hand-brushed Japanese To Thine Own Self Be True tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these To Thine Own Self Be True 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.

To Thine Own Self Be True in Japanese is 己に忠実なれ which is read onore ni chuujitsu nare. The Japanese phrase onore ni chuujitsu nare meaning "To Thine Own Self Be True" is a standard translation from this Shakespearean quote. It is composed of the words 己 (read onore) meaning "oneself", the grammatical element に (read ni) which here means "to", 忠実 (read chuujitsu) meaning "true; loyal; faithful" and なれ (read nare) which is the imperative form of the verb なる (read naru) meaning "to be".

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect To Thine Own Self Be True 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.

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.