A Brief Insight Into Oriental Love Symbolism

By Takamitsu Hairi


Despite being a small country, Japan has become one of the most developed nations in the world. The expertise and industriousness of Japanese people has played a significant role in this growth. Japanese art and culture also have a great influence on the world's fashion trends.

One of the things that have brought the country of Japan recognition on a global scale is the art of tattooing that the Japanese people wallow in. Tattooing has existed in Japan for many centuries. Really some of the designs that can be seen today can be traced back to the 5th century BC. It should be noted that tattooing was something sneered at in Japan because it was supposed to be an art form associated with criminals.

Having said that, Japan has now succeeded in making the best of their skilfulness by disseminating the art of tattooing to the foreign countries and winning a wider acceptance. In the west, the younger generation has welcomed this art with open arms and has adopted as a vogue.

Until now, that bad connotation is continuing to be with the art of tattooing in Japan. But as the world wants it, Japanese people have enough chance to set up a business over it and make immense profits.

Japanese tattoo symbols are very unique and are unbelievably artistic. Among the many different kinds of tattoo styles and symbols the "love" tattoo symbol is undoubtedly one of the most popular once to hit the streets. You will find hundreds of people in the west to be tagged with the love symbol from Japan.

The love symbol is written in the Kanji script. This is an ancient ideographical script that was established in the Japanese language many years ago. By the looks of it the script appears as though it was originally formed for the purpose of tattooing. This is because it seems to be incredibly aesthetically attractive.

The uniqueness of the love symbol in the kanji script is that it appeals to a wide range of people. Both men and women fall in love with the love symbol from Japan. The mystique that is attached with the symbol seems far too intriguing to resist for the wild young generation of today who love to stamp themselves with tattoos for life.

Love cannot be expressed in words and so is the meanings of the love symbols. Beyond the surface meanings, Japanese love symbols are expressing what the lovers want to convey each other, but they are not capable for it because of the limitations of the words. In addition to the artistic appearance, this fact also makes the lovers having no other option other than tattooing with these love symbols to give words for their ultimate love.

Creation of Kanji symbols needs much expertise in that art. The positioning and direction of the strokes should be done very accurately in order to make the real sense. Like the love symbol, symbols for freedom, peace, unity and strength also have accomplished wide applause.




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