Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Survival of the Fittest

適者生存 (tekisha seizon)

The Japanese phrase 適者生存 meaning "Survival of the Fittest" and is commonly used to translate this famous quote by Darwin. 適者生存 is composed of the words 適者 (read tekisha) meaning "the fit" and 生存 (read seizon) meaning "survive" or "exist".
適者生存 — Block
Survival of the Fittest Block Horizontal
適者生存 — Cursive
Survival of the Fittest Cursive Horizontal
適者生存 — Semi-Cursive
Survival of the Fittest Semi-Cursive Horizontal
適者生存 — Block
Survival of the Fittest Block Vertical
適者生存 — Cursive
Survival of the Fittest Cursive Vertical
適者生存 — Design
Survival of the Fittest Design Vertical
適者生存 — Semi-Cursive
Survival of the Fittest Semi-Cursive Vertical