Japanese calligraphy / Illustrative images

　「秋田矢島山形」Textbook and gothic characters for regional names and names

　A sample of the Mincho and Gothic font designs.

　There are many other ways to read it.

A website with various kanji designs.

　The text thumbnail image will take you to a detailed page.

character illustration [icon] cool kanji

塩竈	古川	白石
名取	角田	岩沼
登米	栗原	大崎
秋田	能代	横手
大館	本荘	男鹿

Basic typeface[Japanese]Even difficult characters are displayed in large font size so you can see the details.
Different typeface designs give a very different impression.

湯沢	大曲	鹿角
潟上	大仙	仙北
鹿角	雄勝	由利
矢島	岩城	山形
米沢	鶴岡	酒田

　We also introduce various other kanji and character designs.

Various Japanese character designs



The design of the beginning and end of the letters is distinctive.		The thickness of the vertical and horizontal lines are uniform.

　There are some differences and exceptions for each typeface. Even the slightest difference can create a huge impression.

　「秋田矢島山形」Japanese calligraphy

　This site allows you to compare and contrast the impressions and images of Japanese kanji by the influence of the typeface (character design) when expressing them in more depth.

The grid pattern on the background allows you to write beautifully balanced letters.

　The Japanese Kanji and character illustrations on this website introduce the basic writing style of Mincho and Gothic characters in an easy-to-understand manner.

　Commercial use or redistribution of content on this site is not permitted.