Monday, April 18, 2005

"Peaceful Prisoner"


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My first impression of this tattoo was "it could be a screwed up 智 (wisdom)".

The top half of 智 is suppose to be 知, not 和; and the bottom partial should be 日, not a 囚.

Or the guy really wanted "peaceful prisoner".

和 = harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
囚 = prisoner, convict; confine


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12 comments:

  1. MengApril 19, 2005 at 12:45 AM

    I have to say that it's a pretty sweet tattoo job.
    Now only if the words actually make sense...

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  2. DurfApril 19, 2005 at 12:49 AM

    Maybe it means "Reduced sentence for good behavior." ;)

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  3. AndyApril 19, 2005 at 1:57 PM

    mebbe it means "with a prisoner."

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  4. leeApril 19, 2005 at 3:04 PM

    it means .. "freedom is choosing your prison" .. and this guy has chosen and is happy with his choise .. or .. he may also be a blithering idiot .. both are possible

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  5. KyleApril 19, 2005 at 11:37 PM

    In Japanese, it could be read "Japanese Prisoner", as 和食, 和室, and 和風 mean, respectively, Japanese food, Japanese room, and Japanese-style.

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  6. AnonymousApril 20, 2005 at 12:10 AM

    I read it as "Japanese prisoner."

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  7. AnonymousApril 20, 2005 at 12:19 PM

    The question being, now, why would you want to brag about being jailed in Japan? An extreme version of "I went to Tokyo and all I got was this lousy T-shirt"?=D

    shi-hsia

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  8. AnonymousApril 26, 2005 at 4:18 AM

    give me a cappucino!!

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  9. mayApril 28, 2005 at 12:58 AM

    This is a stretch, but it could be an older version kanji. That hito-like bit in the box is often shifted to a straight line. For example, tsuki (moon) and niku (meat) are essentially the same kanji. Problem is, tsuki and niku don't mean the same thing anymore.. and neither do these.

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  10. AnonymousApril 28, 2005 at 1:09 PM

    月肉因？
    Moon, meat, prisoner?
    I don't get it.

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  11. atlantimaMay 20, 2005 at 7:20 PM

    what kind of tattoo is that? it looks raised up or something.

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  12. dooneyJune 16, 2005 at 4:37 PM

    it looks like it was done on an uncooked chicken leg.

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