Kanji Tattoo Symbols

Kanji Name Tattoos | Happiness | Harmony | Light | Love | Nothingness
Samurai | Thunder | Truth | Wisdom | Zen | Irezumi Kanji Bonus!

Each of the kanji characters below is identical, except for their style. When you're trying to decide on your tattoo design, it's important to visualize your tattoo and its placement on the body. For kanji tattoos, it begins with the symbol itself and the style of writing that you'd prefer. These are just a few samples of the different styles of writing you might want to consider in your tattoo design.

If you're looking for a kanji tattoo symbol, the book below is a great resource!
It'll provide even more examples of styles (and lots of tattoo choices too)
since the tattoo designs above were not taken from the book.



Designing with Kanji:
Japanese Character Motifs for Surface, Skin & Spirit


If you're feeling experimental, you might want to try these goofy little temporary tattoos.
Yes, it says "Chinese", but the red tattoo symbol on the left is clearly the kanji for love.



Chinese Characters