Proverbs & Sayings – Kanji Designs
These tattoo designs feature traditional Japanese phrases and you are sure to find one for any occassion. Many have an English equivalent, but some are uniquely Japanese and often the meaning of the proverb is deeper than the words themselves. We encourage you to browse through these Japanese symbol translations, ponder them and see if you can relate to them in your own day-to-day life.- A Flash of Time (Issun no kouin)
- A Genius Can't Better a Hardworking Man (Doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi)
- A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step (Senri no michi mo ippo kara)
- Action Before Words (Fugen jikkou)
- Breathing Together as One (Aun no kokyuu)
- Child of a Frog is a Frog (Kaeru no ko wa kaeru)
- Death Before Dishonor (Fumeiyo yori shi)
- Earthquakes, Thunder, Fires and Fathers (Jishin kaminari kaji oyaji)
- Even Monkeys Fall From Trees (Saru mo ki kara ochiru)
- Every Moment is an Eternity (Ichijitsu senshuu)
- Forgive and Forget (Mizu ni nagasu)
- Gold Coins to a Cat (Neko ni koban)
- Great Talents Mature Late (Taiki bansei)
- Judge a Woman by Courage (Onna wa dokyou)
- Killing Two Birds with One Stone (Isseki nichou)
- Learning from the Past (Onko chishin)
- Never Give Up, Never Give In (Futou fukutsu)
- No Apologies (Shazai nashi)
- No Regrets (Koukai nashi)
- Not Knowing is Buddha, Ignorance is Bliss (Shiranu ga hotoke)
- Once in a Lifetime Chance (Ichigoichie)
- Perseverance is Strength (Keizoku wa chikara nari)
- Semper Fi (Tsune ni chuusei wo)
- Swinging from Joy to Sorrow (Ikki ichiyuu)
- Ten People Ten Colors (Juunin toiro)
- The Beauties of Nature (Kachou Fuugetsu)
- The Talented Hawk Hides its Talons (Nou aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu)
- There Are No Demons in This World (Wataru seken ni oni wa nai)
- Three Day Monk (Mikka bouzu)
- Three Years on a Rock (Ishi no ue ni mo sannen)
- Thunderclap From a Clear Sky (Seiten no hekireki)
- Time is Money (Ikkoku senkin)
- True Victory is Self Victory (Masakatsu agatsu)
- Turning Over a New Leaf (Shinki itten)
- Unpreparedness is One's Greatest Enemy (Yudantaiteki)
- Wake From Death and Return to Life (Kishi kaisei)
- Where There is Life, There is Hope (Inochi atte no monodane)
- Wholeheartedness Penetrates Even Stone (Isshin iwa wo mo tousu)
- You Reap What You Sow (Jigou jitoku)
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