i need help with my kanji

[kkisu]

昝 does this mean 'you and me'? if it doesn't i'm screwed. plz help me.

 

[undrentide]

Although it is listed as a kanji with on-reading "san" at Wictionary, this character is not found in Japanese dictionary or kanji dictionary.
(I've checked with 広辞苑 and 漢字源） I don't think it is a real kanji.

It seems to be Chinese, meaning "you and me" or "we two" according to Wiktionary. (I don't have knowledge of Chinese language so I'm not sure if it is correct or not.)
昝 - Wiktionary

 

[dreamer]

It's also one of the commonly found chinese family names afaik.
Might have the same meaning in Japanese (ie rare surname)?

 

[kkisu]

ty! i owe you ;>

 

[kkisu]

well if that doesn't mean "you and me", then what is "you and me" (or something close to it) in kanji?? If it helps, the phrase means a man and a woman being together, not example two girls

 

[undrentide]

It's also one of the commonly found chinese family names afaik.
Might have the same meaning in Japanese (ie rare surname)?

Actually this character is not found in dictionaries, I don't think it has any meaning in Japanese...

well if that doesn't mean "you and me", then what is "you and me" (or something close to it) in kanji?? If it helps, the phrase means a man and a woman being together, not example two girls

So it is not "kanji" but Hanzi (Chinese character).
You should ask someone who understand Chinese language for confirmation (or more detailed explanation) on the meaning of this character.
Maybe dreamer can help you...?

 

[kkisu]

i can't believe how helpful you two have been. thanks a lot. : )

 

[dreamer]

Nhm...I don't get it oO
Are you looking for Kanji or Hanzi ?

 

[vallopones]

Hi! I'm looking for a kanji translation too, and I thought you forum users could help me. I'd like you to translate some of these words or phrases to kanji symbols. I thank you already, because this is very important to me P.S. I'm getting a tattoo at 22nd of december so it's kind of a rush..

 

[vallopones]

the symbols could mean: forever, you and me, friendship, love, emotion, happiness, caring, sympathy, empathy, longing, desire, passion, mysterious, vibrant etc....... if you could translate as much of these words to me in kanji I would be so relieved!

 

[nice gaijin]

goodness. Please do a search for "tattoo" on these forums.

In the meantime, I suggest you look up the meaning of 常套表現

 

[kkisu]

常套表現 = (stock) phrase/hackneyed expression/platitude/cliche. is this what u wanna say? am i supposed to laugh?



edit.
thanks nice gaijin. i may have found translation to 'you and me'
君と僕
although it might be just bullshit. does anybody know?

 

[vallopones]

nice gaijin, i think you should try and search the meaning of this little phrase: " you are an a**ho** "

it describes you very accurately..

oh, and this too: " please stop posting your useless comments and go f*** yourself! "

have a nice day!

 

[undrentide]

thanks nice gaijin. i may have found translation to 'you and me'
君と僕
although it might be just bullshit. does anybody know?

君と僕 means "you and me" but under normal circumstance it is an expression from a boy's point of view.
Female would say あなたと私 though this does not fit every situation.
Pronouns in Japanese are very different from those in English.
There can be more implication behind them... so unless you really understand all the differences among 君、あなた（貴方、貴女）、お前 etc (they are all "you" in English) or 私、僕、俺、 etc. (they are "me/I" in English), I do not recommend to use them as tattoo.

 

[dreamer]

Well...it reminds me of this guy who had a tatooed hanzi screwed up ^^
Still hiraganas for a tatoo sounds weird to me...maybe because I have yet to see one with kanas?

Still, since many expressions depend on the context, I think you should go for the popular kanjis...

 

[nice gaijin]

Such venom for trying to help out! I hope you don't slap the fireman that comes to save you from a burning building.

If you actually did a search like I recommended you would see that my point was to show the variety of ways that kanji tattoos get messed up, mistranslated, drawn poorly, etc, resulting in something that makes you look silly for the rest of your life. This often goes unnoticed by the wearer, because few self-respecting speakers of Japanese would bother getting a kanji tattoo. I suppose with your attitude you're used to looking like a fool, but your saving grace could be your stubborn ignorance if and when people point it out.

 

[JimmySeal]

" you are an a**ho** "
...
" go f*** yourself! "

I think these would make pretty good tattoos. Why don't you go with one of those? At least you'd be able to read them without consulting people on an internet forum.

 

[epigene]

The OP's question has been answered, and I don't think we need another "kanji for tatoo" thread.

The thread will be closed and moved to the Nihongo Forum.

 

[Grandpa Frank]

WOW! Wonder what English teacher taught that ?

Amazing how the wrong words are learned everywhere in the world.

Uncle Frank