Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Shachihoko evolved from Chiwen, an animal in the Chinese tale from the Han dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), and is known as Shibi in Japan. [5] First found in the Eastern Han dynasty portrait brick “Visitation”, Chiwen appears as a component that covers the roof ridge and protects the building from fire. [6]
Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.
Chinese dragon mythology is the source of Japanese dragon mythology. Japanese words for "dragon" are written with kanji ("Chinese characters"), either simplified shinjitai 竜 or traditional kyūjitai 龍 from Chinese long 龍. These kanji can be read tatsu in native Japanese kun'yomi, [b] and ryū or ryō in Sino-Japanese on'yomi. [c] Many ...
Authorities said the person had two tattoos on their body: a koi fish tattoo on the shoulder blade area of her back and a rose tattoo on her left ribs that extended from her chest to her hip. New ...
Nakano was inspired when he saw a Yakuza (Japanese gangster) with a full-body tattoo in a public bathhouse when he was a young boy, "about eleven or twelve." [3] This inspired him to visit legendary tattoo artist Yoshitsugu Muramatsu, also known as Shodai Horiyoshi of Yokohama. [4]
National fish: Koi (Cyprinus carpio) Japanese Koi: National instrument: Koto: Japanese Koto: National stone: Jade: Jade: De facto National mount: Mount Fuji (Fujisan) Mount Fuji: De facto National sport: Sumo: Sumo: Flag of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: Rising Sun Flag: Naval Ensign of Japan: Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and ...
In Japanese, "koi" is a homophone for 恋, another word that means "affection" or "love", so koi are symbols of love and friendship in Japan. Colored ornamental carp were originally called Irokoi (色鯉) meaning colored carp, Hanakoi (花鯉) meaning floral carp, and Moyōkoi (模様鯉) meaning patterned carp.
Here's a handy guide to all of Jason Momoa's tattoos, including the reason and special significance behind the designs.