Family Connections: Discovering the Meaning of Japanese Tattoo
– This article describes a custom Japanese tattoo design that represents the eternal connection of family.
– The design features the word “Family Bonds” written in Japanese, surrounding the names of each family member.
– The names are translated to Japanese using katakana, which is the standard way non-Japanese names are written.
– The design is created in collaboration with Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase, ensuring correct translation and providing dictionary references and additional resources for the client’s comfort.
– The design is delivered digitally in Adobe PDF format, including the original art, line art for the tattoo artist, and a description of each element in both English and Japanese.
– The design process involves multiple steps and modifications to ensure the final design is exactly what the client wants.
– The Japanese symbol for family is 瀹舵棌 (kazoku)
– Many people get the kanji symbol for family tattooed
– It is common to get tattoos for mother, father, brother, sister, etc.
– 瀹?(ie, uchi, ka, ke, ya) means house, home or family
– 鏃?(zoku) means tribe or clan
– The word 瀹舵棌 (kazoku) suggests a connection to immediate family and kinship
– The idea of the “nuclear family” is not as strong in Japan as it is in the West. The article discusses the concept of family in Japanese culture and explores different words and symbols that can represent the idea of family.
– Other words that can represent “family” in Japan include 涓€瀹?(ikka, ikke), 涓栧腐 (setai), 鎵€甯?(shotai), and 瀹跺涵 (katei).
– Japan also has a tradition of using family crests with unique symbols.
– The Chinese word for family, 骞冲拰, is also used in Japan but pronounced differently in Mandarin as H茅p铆ng.
– The kanji 瀹舵棌 and the Chinese characters for “family” are popular choices for tattoos, although not as popular as the Japanese symbol for love, 鎰?
– The Chinese characters for “family” are the same in Japanese and Chinese.
– Primitive forms of the Chinese character for family are not discussed in the article.
– The article discusses the Japanese word for “family” and suggests getting it as a tattoo in Japanese lettering.
– It provides examples of the kanji characters for “family” and a sentence using the word.
– The article also mentions a stroke order for writing the characters and offers some thoughts on whether or not to get a “family” tattoo in Japanese lettering.
