Tattoo Ideas: Chinese Kanji Characters
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Written by: Jaclyn Popola
To avoid this, be sure to do your research ahead of time. There are two types of Chinese characters: traditional, which dates back to the 5th century and simplified, which uses less strokes per character and originated around 1956. The best method of researching your kanji tattoo would be to consult with someone who speaks Chinese or is a native of the country. Barring this, you could invest in a book of Chinese characters or do your research on any of the thousand internet sites dedicated to kanji. It is very important that you check with several reputable sources to be sure that they all confirm the correct meaning and authenticity of the character you wish to get tattooed.
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I have kanji on my body....its good to really know what it says before you get it tattooed....
looking for the symbol for willow tree-yanagi.\
can youhelp?
Umm.... Half the tattoos above actually mean nonsense. Being Chinese, everytime we look at someone with a Kanji tattoo, 90% of the time we burst out laughing our a** off. I highly recommand not getting a Kanji tattoo unless your tattoo artist speaks and write chinese.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiangotlost/386884001
My friend whose first language is Chinese translated this for me - it means "love is everywhere," or more literally, "there is no place where love does not exist."
I can't stress how important it is to double check EVERYTHING, my daughter now has the kanji for Amanda on her arm backwards. It is fantastic looking, and all it is, is the outline. But now that she knows it was messed up, she will never get it finished and will keep her arm covered from now on, because we don't know what it means if any thing.
The kanji for yanagi is: ?
GreatTattoosNow says:
2 years ago
You have some great pictures of Kanji or Japanese Tattoos. Just be carefully when getting a kanji or Japanese tattoo. I cant tell you the number of times these go wrong. Get a native speaker of the language to check the design before getting it done. Nothing like having a mirror image of a kanji word that now means nothing.