Japanese language students will know that “coffee” is usually written in katakana: コーヒー However it does have a kanji! (Or rather, it’s made of 2 kanji): 珈琲 These kanji are what is known as ateji – kanji which are used to phonetically represent foreign loan words. In many cases, the ateji are chosen primarily forContinueContinue reading “珈琲 (kōhī) “coffee””
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Calligraphy tattoo commission – 珈琲 (kōhī) “coffee”
A recent commission of the kanji for “coffee”, to be rendered as a tattoo. I love seeing how my clients use my artwork 🙂 Japanese language students will notice that “coffee” is usually written in katakana these days: 「コーヒー」 , however the kanji is still used in situations where a traditional atmosphere is desired, forContinueContinue reading “Calligraphy tattoo commission – 珈琲 (kōhī) “coffee””
Calligraphy by Vicky 