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Kanji love in tensho and gyôsho |
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| Kanji love in semi-cursive style |
The kanji love is a compound character with three clearly recognizable parts. In the middle of the kanji love stands the ideogram kokoro, meaning heart. Above the heart stands a hand and beneath the heart you find the symbol for following.
The kanji for love in seal script
Although the seal script of the kanji symbol for love looks enigmatic, you can immediately recognize the pictogram for heart at the center: A wonderful heart with ventricles and arteries, an ancient anatomic depiction of the human heart. In China and Japan the symbol for love is, as in the West, the heart. The heart is where you feel; it is at the very center of your physical and emotional being.
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| Kanji love in seal script |
If you have a close look at the seal script calligraphy, it looks as if the heart was wrapped up. Indeed, the heart is covered by a hand or paw.
This can be seen as the imprint of a hand or paw standing on the heart. It follows that the heart is in some kind of spell, a feeling we all now very well.
Below the heart you can see the symbol for following originally represented by a foot, although in its actual form this foot can hardly be recognized.
The inner meaning that lies in the kanji for love is that you follow the impression in your heart. On a more apparent level, it is the imprint of our beloved ones on our heart; on a deeper level, it is the imprint of the universal message of love in the heart of a human being.
Watch the video to see how to brush the kanji love in semi-cursive script.
Buying a kanji t-shirt with an original kanji symbol for love
Calligrapher Nadja Van Ghelue has brushed the kanji for love designs for you. She has written love in the ancient style and in the semi cursive- style of Japanese calligraphy. Both evoke the magic of love, the seal script conceals the secret of love, the semi-cursive style expresses the strength of love. She hopes you will enjoy wearing the message of love.
The kanji love designs are available in different models. Below you see some of our shirts. NEW are the sweatshirts and hoodies.
Enjoy browsing our kanji love shirt collection!
Click on the images to see a larger view of the love kanji shirts.
 | Kanji symbol for love $25.99 Colorful kanji love on black. Durable, comfortable, 100% cotton. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
 | Ancient Japanese calligraphy t-shirt $25.99 Motivational love in ancient kanji. Durable, comfortable, 100% cotton. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
 | Ancient kanji for love $32.99 Keep yourself warm with the kanji hooded sweatshirt. Very comfortable and durable. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
 | Kanji for love $23.99 Wear the strength of love. 100% organic cotton. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
Do you want to see more kanji t-shirts? Click here to browse our entire kanji love shirt collection!
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