If you are really, you want to get tattooed..

and what you have seen yet hasnt changed your mind, you can visit this site that they even sell you the kanji you want to take it to the tatoo artist.

http://tattoojoy.com/tattoo_gallery/oriental,kanji,3.htm


Ok, enough for this topic, lets go back to the central topic in next post.

Finishing the wrong meaning tatoo posting

Yesterday, I met with some friends who also speak japanese and we talked about the "kanji tatooing" subject. When I got home I found this page since it is not a new topic.
It is well explained and shows a lot of images.



http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20031006.html

Or even worse, meanings are really important

There is a blog with some drawing you can visit too.
But the important thing is to be sure you want to get a tattoo with the meaning you think.
Remember: a point, brush strokes and directions of strokes ARE important too and are the esence of the kanji so whats best is to take a copy of what you want.
When you are sure what u are getting, just enjoy it.

http://modblog.bmezine.com/2005/09/10/bad-kanji-tattoos/

Make sure it isnt fake

I was reading my last post (in fact I made it some time ago) and came to my mind one day I was walking near a place where you can get a tattoo and I read through the designs and I was surprised that a lot where set as "japanese characters" and the truth is that they didnt mean a thing.

A girl I met last week so happily showed me a lovely design on her nake that looked quite the same as the following drawing.

Japanese humour

I remember learning japanese and my sensei usually used to show me some of these videos and you could think "thats stupid". But in a way japanese people are quite innocent and easily laugh at these things :)

http://www.zappinternet.com/video/zazRtoSqeS/Japanese-jokes-Bromas-japonesas

Den ki, den sha - DEN

	DEN electricity JLPT Level 4 Jouyou Kanji, Kyouiku Grade 2
As seen in:
	densha - train
	denwa - telephone
	denki - electricity (electric energy)
Not to be confused with:
	U / ame - rain
	UN / kumo - cloud

One really easy - Hon

	HON / moto book, main JLPT Level 4 Jouyou Kanji, Kyouiku Grade 1
As seen in:
	hon - book
	nihon - Japan (or nippon)
	nihon - two (long, thin things)
	mihon - sample
Not to be confused with:
	MOKU / ki - tree

Love in japanese

Hey, you cannot tell me it isnt good (sorry, I found it in the web)

Tomodachi: a japanese friend

	YUU / tomo friend JLPT Level 4 Jouyou Kanji, Kyouiku Grade 2
As seen in:
	tomodachi - friend
	yuujin - friend
	gakuyuu - schoolmate
Not to be confused with:
	SA / hidari - left
	YUU / migi - right

You use tomodachi as a friend, yuujin is more intimate but not for youngsters.

South and we're done

	NAN / minami south JLPT Level 4 Jouyou Kanji, Kyouiku Grade 2
As seen in:
	minami - the south
	nanboku - north and south

If i want to talk about South america I would use 南米 【なんべい】 (nan bei) - between brackets the sound in hiragana.