Thread: i need a kanji

well one of my trainers (she is also a female) has a few tattoos on her body and as far as i know none of the japanese senseis i have met before made any complaints about it and i have thought of another place for a tatoo: my left bladbone i still didnt get a good image but i was thinking about an bear next to the calligraphy. but i feel like missing something on that layout... ganna work on it tomorrow angain greez Pau

Quote: Originally Posted by stealth_monkey Perhaps I'm missing something, but why would a sensei or sempai see your bare back? Sure, if it was a neck piece or something like that, but it's not something I could see honestly coming up that much It's more about the magical after-practice onsen-parties I keep hearing about So if only 1 girl would see it when we change or bathe, I'd be doomed. Anyhoo, I think I changed my mind...

Quote: Originally Posted by kensenbatusaii with all due respect how many traditional sensei did you had conversations about this? I dont see how they are able to see these tattoos when they are hidden in some obscure body area do they stare at their students in the changing room after practice? for all SOME of them care it doesnt matter its a free world and we are not HIS mother all he asked was suggestion for kanji not its morality if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Neil Gendzwill If you don't want it that bad, why are you considering it at all? This is a permanent mark on your body, I don't understand why people are so casual about it. Absolutely. People are ready to ink the phrase of the day on themselves these days. Yes they can be removed but its expensive, suppsoed to hurt as much as getting the tattoo, and still does not go completely away. Quote: Originally...

Quote: I don't want to make a bad impression as the "crazy gaikokujin girl with the yakuza painting on her back" (especially since the tatoo would be of someone who is known for killing yakuza ) But seriously, I'm the kind of person that does care about what kendo sempai and sensei think, should I reconsider? I don't really want it that bad. Perhaps I'm missing something, but why would a sensei or sempai...

Why do you guys care if he gets a tatoo? He didn't say he was doing it to impress the Japanese nation. If he sticks with Kendo and goes to Japan to train ten years from now and most people think it's stupid, he can say "I was 19 and stupid" and they can all laugh over a beer about it.

If you can spell the word correctly then an excellent resource for finding kanji is kantango.com. Actually it is a great Japanese to English dictionary for anyone. Then once you know the kanji, you can just image search on google for one that looks more pretty in terms of the caligraphy aspect of it versus kantango's very blocky/computer text style looking writing style.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pizzamancer Did you guys not read his post? The only thing I can say is DO NOT GET A TATTOO. Especially one with something you don't even understand. but seriously. If you plan to practice kendo, and possibly come to Japan, lay off the ink. Agree completely. You may just as well ask the kanji for Yakuza, as that is what the Japanese will think of your body art.

Getting a tattoo of a kanji that the artist does not understand and does not know how to draw is just asking for laughter when someone sees it who does know the kanji and how to draw it. Quote: Originally Posted by Peter Pau its not that i want to run to the next tatoo shop, its more like an idea wich i came up a few weeks ago and i just am trying to find a design i like now and if i still like the design of the tatoo in a year or two i will...

Did you guys not read his post? The only thing I can say is DO NOT GET A TATTOO. Especially one with something you don't even understand. Please I know Germans aren't known for intelligent tattoos , but seriously. If you plan to practice kendo, and possibly come to Japan, lay off the ink.