Japanese Tattoo Symbols are popular all across western society and specifically America and Europe. It’s easy to see why these tattoos are becoming more and more common, Kanji are understated, yet impactful – both compact and elegant, a Kanji tattoo is the perfect way to make an artistic statement that is both modern and meaningful.
Japanese Tattoo Symbols is a terrible term and one only used outside of Japan when referring to having a tattoo featuring Kanji. That in itself makes me wonder why people get a tattoo in a foreign language when you don’t fully understand the origins of the language, but i digress.
Other benefits of Japanese Tattoo Symbols include, you can say a whole lot more in a smaller space and it looks a lot better than having the same words scratched across your body in English. You don’t see Japanese and Chinese getting around with “Love, Strength and Honour” on their arms now do you. Don’t get me wrong, i’m a big lover of tattoos and if it weren’t for the occasional Onsen trip i’d flash a few big ones up.
Japanese Kanji are characters with a Chinese origin. Kanji characters are used for nouns (words like “peace” or “perseverance”). I’d strongly suggest, if you’re thinking about getting a tattoo featuring Japanese Kanji, you get a native Japanese speaker to assist you and make sure you really do get what you asked for.
Here’s a few of the more common Kanji when it comes to Japanese Tattoo Symbols;
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Thank you!
interesting, caligraphy is considered an art form. the caligrapher is just as important as the characters.
SORRY FOR THE CAPS! BUT IM IN A DESPERATE TO FIND THE WEBSITE THAT GIVE THE Kanji SYMBOL AS ABOVE, CAN ANYBODY HELP ME???
What do you mean? As text that you can copy? You’ll need to have Chinese / Japanese Kanji language pack installed if you want them as text.
Kanji Tattoos are cool to some although in My opinion they are quite un-cool.. it depends who you hang around, where you live and what you do..
I think Kanji Tattoos are only really for people that have little knowledge of Japan and no Japanese Friends.. Getting a Kanji tattoo is just like us getting a tattoo in english thats easy to read ‘eg. Arial font’ tattood on our arm saying streingth.
Japanese people don’t really think Kanji tattoos are cool nor do they respect them barely at all. If you look at true Japanese style skin work like the full back yakuza tattoos you will rarely see Kanji involved, if at all.
So be carefull before you choose Kanji for a tattoo! Especialy when you dont speek or read Japanese its sometimes dangerious to get something wiritin that you don’t know every meaning etc. about it.
Anyway just my 2 cents..
my source.
(I have a fair few tattoos inc. Japanese half armsleave not finnished.. Japanese wife and many Japanese mates.)
im wanting to get my name tattoed on me in japanese but cant find a translation. what should i do??
WOw.Cool
I was in Okinawa a couple of years ago staying at a very nice hotel. Well I have 3 tattoos and was banned from walking around without my shirt. So I wore a white t-shirt into the pool….
You would think that they wouldn’t care since I was obviously a foreigner. I have been to many hot springs in Japan and not once did they say something to me. they did stare a lot though.