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Kanji Tattoo Designs Part I - Understanding Kanji Symbols Kanji is a style of writing practiced mostly by Japanese people. It has become a popular form of tattoo with people seeking Japanese style tattoo designs. Kanji style tattoos can be done on their own to express a certain meaning or they can be incorporated into a larger piece such as a backpiece depicting Japanese style imagery such as dragons or koi fish.Whatever way you decide to have your kanji tattoo done it is worthwhile to research it thoroughly and to educate yourself on the different forms of Japanese writing. Don't be fooled into thinking you can just look up a word in a kanji dictionary and expect it to translate accurately.
There are three different scripts to write a word or name in Japanese. They are known as:
Kanji is very hard to understand. Among the three types of scripts, Kanji script is the most popular writing form for Western and European people, because the look of Kanji is very artistic and expressive. Kanji are basically 'ideograms'. In other words kanji conveys a specific meaning, word or idea. Kanji was originally invented by the Chinese and introduced to Japan. Although the Chinese character and Japanese Kanji character look very similar, they are NOT the same. Japanese symbols are traditionally written vertically although there is nothing wrong with writing them horizontally.
* Photo courtesy of Dulamae How To Get the RIGHT Kanji Symbols? The only way to find the RIGHT Japanese Kanji symbol for you is to consult with a Japanese translator to translate and design the Japanese Kanji symbols for you. Because of the complexity of Kanji and also the fact the one word can mean two completely different things it is important that the Japanese translator understands the word you want translated. Part II of understanding Japanese Kanji tattoos Do you need a Japanese kanji tattoo translated accurately?
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