I've wanted to get a tattoo for a while, and I've always been a big fan of Japanese symbols for tattoos. I want to get the japanese symbol for power/strength, but I am unsure of which one to get. Basically, there is the correct and proper version, or a more artistic one. Which one do you think? I'm going ot get it in the center of my upper back, about a 3-4 inch diameterish. The first picture is a more artistic version, and the one on the person's back is the true version (along with another tatoo). Which one? Also, i'm not fully sure it will be this symbol, I like the Kanji designs, but I may want a different message/symbol

 

ooooooohhhh kanji how original and unique...you should try some really original stuff like a tribal piece too.

 

I'm not tryin to be "original" nor do something that everyone does. It's something I like, no matter its orginality

 

Or spell that hard word right.

 

haha, tattoo, there we go...

 

Tribal stuff is so played out in my opinion. The japanese symbol is really dope looking, get that get that!!

 

looks like crap dood.

 

i want barbed wire

 

i wouldn't put either of those on me...but thats just me

 

The one on the left compared to the one on the right is the caligraphic version to the kanji which actually is a better version to the hiragana (right) version. I would go with the one on the left, but get it with caligraphy brush strokes instead of solid. I have the kanji for dragon in a solid design, but I am thinking of getting it re-done with the caligraphy brush to it.