Tattoo-Safe Kanji
86 kanji chosen most often for tattoos, picked by hand for how they look and how well they read. We show every meaning so you can judge for yourself — some, like 鬼 (devil) or 影 (shadow), are deliberately dark.
愛13 strokes夢13 strokes槍14 strokes兜11 strokes弩8 strokes珀9 strokes琥12 strokes鎧18 strokes神9 strokes桜10 strokes侍8 strokes魂14 strokes忍7 strokes風9 strokes火4 strokes氷5 strokes雷13 strokes月4 strokes星9 strokes鬼10 strokes虎8 strokes空8 strokes刀2 strokes永5 strokes
love, affection
ai
dream, vision, illusion
mu
spear, lance, javelin
sou
helmet, headpiece, kabuto
to
crossbow
do
amber, soul of tiger
haku
amber, tiger gem
ko
armor, armour, suit of armor
gai
god, divine, spirit
shin
cherry blossom, sakura
ou
samurai, serve, attend upon
ji
soul, spirit
kon
endure, stealth, perseverance
nin
wind, air, style, manner
fuu
fire
ka
ice, frozen
hyou
thunder, lightning bolt
rai
moon, month
getsu
star
sei
demon, oni, ogre
ki
tiger
ko
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
kuu
sword, saber, knife
tou
eternity, long, lengthy
ei