Japanese Tattoo Symbols for Strength
Japanese translation help for tattoo?
Hi all, well I have the Japanese/Chinese symbol for Strength/Power – 力 … tattooed onto my hip & I’m looking to extend it, basically I wanted “Honesty” above it and “Happiness” below it, but I’m not sure what these symbols look like & also, once tattooed near each other will they mean something completely different?
I also like the following design for a tattoo but was told that it is clearly read in chinese as spiritual strength/strength of the spirit, but may be read slightly differently in japanese?
How does this read in Japanese?
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t280/MissRhythm/Tattoo.jpg
I appreciate any help, thank you x
I’m speaking mainly from a Chinese perspective, so if there’s anyone who knows Japanese, please feel free to help me out.
For your tattoos, if the symbols are too close to each other, it may look like a phrase that doesn’t make any sense so I’d suggest that you find a couple of spots that aren’t too close to one another and clearly shows them as individual characters. In the ancient times in China, reading a text is from top to bottom, right to left.
As for your symbols, 誠 can be used for “honesty”. “Happiness” you can use either “樂” or “福”.
樂 – is the kind of happiness you get when you ace your exams, eg 快樂(happy/merry); 歡樂(gaiety/joyful)
福- is the kind of happiness you get when you feel life is complete, or feel blessed for all your things in life, eg 幸福(blessed/happiness); 享福(to live happily/prosperously).
精神力量 is indeed “spiritual strength” in Chinese. I’m not sure about Japanese though, so hopefully someone who knows can drop in a few cents.
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