Japanese Tattoos

Japanese Tattoos

Japanese TattoosJapanese tattoos are a very popular request in the tattoo studios, as they are a style of body art that's rich with symbolism and has links to ancient traditions. The majority of Japanese tattoos consist heavily of written symbols which can be divided into three main categories.

1) Kanji
So by combining a number of different Kanji symbols in your tattoo design it's possible to create a stylish and Each different Kanji symbol (of which there are reported to be more than 40,000) represents a specific idea or meaning. Of the three types of Japanese tattoo symbols; Kanji is the most popular because it is so expressive and artistic.


2) Katakana
These symbols are similar to the system of hiragana with the main difference being that words The system of Katakana symbols is used almost exclusively to represent words that are non Japanese in origin. Since than they've developed into their present form and both Hiragana and Katakana each have their own set of 46 symbols with which to form their words. Together they're known as Kana and were originally based on the Kanji symbols which existed more than one thousand years ago.

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