to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
date: Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 2:17 PM
subject: Translation request
Greetings,
I had this tattoo done over 12 years ago when I served in the U.S. Navy. To be completely honest, I do not remember much about that night. Can you work your magic and decipher my tattoo?
Thank you,
Cher S.
Top character looks like 伐 with an extra dot, which means "to cut down", and 福 is correct for "fortune".
In Japanese, 伐 can also mean be used for meaning, more specifically, "attack" or "strike" or "punish": 伐つ
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