Unlocking the Meaning Behind Japanese Phrase Tattoos: A Cultural Journey
List of Pertinent Japanese Phrase Tattoos:
1. 涓€蹇?(One heart) – Hearts coming together as one or intense determination
2. 绡犵獊銇忛洦 (Pouring rain) – Rain compared to falling bamboo
3. 浼忕珳槌抽洓 (Hidden talent) – Potential and talent that has yet to be discovered
4. 澶仾銇嶈€呫伀鎴愬姛銇仐 (Those who don’t dream won’t have success) – Phrase by Yoshida Shooin, important intellectual of the Tokugawa shogunate
5. 涓嶆挀涓嶅眻 (Don’t give up) – Perseverance in the face of hardship
6. 姝f鍫傚爞 (Strong confidence) – Going into something headfirst with strong character and morality
7. 鍞竴鐒′簩 (Only one in the world) – Recognizing one’s own uniqueness
8. 涓€鐞冨叆榄?(Throwing the ball one at a time) – Focusing energy into each throw, using everything one has
9. 韬倰鎹ㄣ仸銇︺倐鍚嶅埄銇崹銇︺仛 (Even if your life is threatened, never lose your honor) – Quoted by Musashi Miyamoto, historical figure
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