[TalnSG]

I have Kanji as part of one of my tattoos, so it is not that I disapprove of using a foreign language when you get a tattoo. But I do think there are a few guidelines that should be considered.

1) are you sure that if a person reads it, it will convey the meaning you intend? And that goes for those who can read it and those to whom it is merely artwork.

2) Because of #1 you need to have a substantial correlation between the writing (kanji, katana, hiragana, hangul, or whatever script) and the total meaning of the image being tattooed.

Mine is the name of my spirit totem and is not only a nickname I have had for decades, but the name of one of the images that is part of the art work. If it were written incorrectly, the total meaning of the image would be distorted at best - more likely a source of ridicule.