Failed tatoos: Kanji mistakes - the seven virtues of the samurai
Well, this is happens when you get a kanji (or hanzi) tattoo without consulting someone who is knowledgeable and trustworthy. This is one of the worst kanji tattoos I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of silly tattoos). First, let's take a look at the image below: the seven virtues of the samurai, written in kanji. I've choose a common type of fonts - MS Gothic. Now let's take a look at this photo: It's obvious that the tattoo is a completely lame. Let's take a closer look at the ideograms tattooed on this dude's body: The first kanji, tattooed on the neck: two strokes are missing (the strokes from the top) and the ideogram has been splitted into two parts: 王 (king, monarch) and 我 (I, me). In the image below is a standard depiction of this kanji: The second and the third kanji seem to be well written. The 4th kanji is missing a stroke. In the image below is a standard depiction of this kanji: The 5th kanji is a total mess: a stroke is missi...