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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 pictogram to breathe into, to swallow encloses the heart. The original meaning for the kanji AI or love is to swallow down into ones heart, to love.
Below the heart stands the symbol for going slowly, represented by a human being and a foot. You might wonder what going slowly has to do with love. Probably it means that the ancient Chinese believed that love makes one graceful, hence going slowly.
A wide interpretation of the kanji AI would be that love lies deep in the heart and that it transforms our 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 Colorful kanji love on gray, black and more. Durable, comfortable, 100% cotton. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
 | Ai symbol shirt Bright kanji symbol love on cap sleeve shirt. Durable, comfortable, 100% cotton. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
 | Inspirational kanji for love Keep yourself warm with the kanji hooded sweatshirt. Very comfortable and durable. Click to enlarge and more details. Your satisfaction guaranteed! |
 | Kanji for love on organic tee 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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