Sunday, February 6, 2011

from: Tom De R.
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
date: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:47 AM

Can you please tell me what this means.
My brother got this last week and is an idiot.



自律 means "autonomy" and 樂 means "joy".

However due to the location of the tattoo, one can make a cheeky remark of this young man is "taking care of business himself".
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    So the literal english translation of that tattoo is "jerkoff"?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    They're saying that one pair of characters means autonomy, which is like independence, or doing things without being controlled by others. The other character means joy. The tattoo appears to be on this guy's forearm. Now, if you had a tattoo on your forearm that said in English, "independent joy" or "happiness without other people" ...

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    lol @ So the literal english translation of that tattoo is "jerkoff"?
    Never fails to amaze me how stupid people can be, especially those who think they're ubercool with some Asian tat.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Yep a euphemism for wanker. Classic.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    自律 does not really mean autonomy. It is rather self-discipline.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    I agree with Kenneth 自律 alone is self-discipline. Can it be Self Disciplined Happiness?

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  7. shinjiFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    Well, 自律 could mean both in Japanese, the use as autonomy appears a bit common though. 樂 can have really various meanings such as joy, ease, pleasure, etc. They are close to Happiness, but not on the spot.

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