What does this tattoo mean?

Do you have a tattoo? what is it and what did it mean to you ?

  • i am a high school freshman and i am writing a paper on tattoos what is your name and do you have a tattoo? what did it mean to you when you got it and what does it mean today? what is it? a symbol or picture words or phrase?

  • Answer:

    My name is Lauren, and my tattoo is fully healed and about a month old :) I have a large branch with cherry blossoms going up my left side, from my hip bone to just below my bra line. Where the branch ends at the bottom of my hip bone, I have the Japanese kanji for "love conquers all". My tattoo has three different meanings: 1.) Cherry blossoms and cherry blossom trees represent many things, one of them being love. Love is the one thing that I truly believe in with my entire heart and soul, and I have always been that way, from my fairytale princess days right up until now. For me, love truly does conquer anything and everything. It reminds me that no matter what I'm suffering through, I will always have love from my significant other, my family, and my friends to pull me through. I wasn't planning on this, but the tattoo artist let my boyfriend of four years tattoo the color on one of the cherry blossom petals. This, to me, is the most significant part of my tattoo. I love him dearly, and regardless of our relationship status down the road, I will always love him. He has opened my eyes up to so much, and from the time I met him, he has allowed me to bloom into the young woman that I want to be. Even if I don't end up marrying him, although that is our ultimate wish, he will always be a part of my life and I will always want him in my life. Just like my tattoo and his petal are permanent on my body, he is permanent on my heart. 2.) Cherry blossoms and cherry blossom trees also represent beauty, particilarly feminine beauty. When everyone asks me, "Won't you regret that when you're eighty? You'll be all old and saggy!" or "What happens if you gain weight?", I'll just laugh. I will ALWAYS be beautiful, regardless of my age or weight or physical appearance or what have you. I am beautiful inside and out, and nothing can take that away from me. 3.) Back in feudal Japan, samurai warriors adopded the cherry blossom as their symbol. Cherry blossoms bloom every spring, live beautifully for two to three weeks, then drop to the ground. Because of this, the Bushido warriors took in the life of the cherry blossom: they were to wake up every morning, thinking: "This would be a perfect day to die". It seemed only fitting, since they were warriors and could be killed within a moment's notice. For me, this reminds me to never take any day or anything I have for granted, because life is fleeting, just like the life of the cherry blossom. Everything could be pulled out from beneath me at any given moment, and I'll never know if today is my last day. It reminds me to cherish everything I have so that when my time does come, I can go peacefully, thinking that it was the perfect day to die.

bubbles2... at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

Was this solution helpful to you?

Other answers

i have 3 tattoos at the moment the first one i got was when i just turned 18. I got 2 roses wrapped around each other one is blue and one is red. Roses are my favorite flower so that's why i decided to get that one. Its located on my lower stomach. http://s1010.photobucket.com/albums/af222/Brenaly/?action=view&current=101.jpg The second one I got is the most important to me and always will be my favorite. My mom passed away when i was 13 and i wanted to get something in memory of her. I got angel wings on my back because i feel in my heart she is my guardian angel. There is a heart in the center that says see u on the other side with mom written up above it. i got it last september it took over 12 hours. http://s1010.photobucket.com/albums/af222/Brenaly/?action=view&current=099.jpg the last one i got was just a few weeks. I love the band avenged sevenfold and i wanted to get the bands symbol. I took it into my tattoo artist and he drew up a design that i liked better and made it more unique looking. http://s1010.photobucket.com/albums/af222/Brenaly/?action=view&current=100.jpg Oh im 19 by the way and my name is Brenaly good luck on ur paper and have fun =p

my names Chrystal i have a tattoo on my leg. i got it because i got an abortion back in Aug. its a baby's foot with wings and a banner that says forever in our hearts. its for closer

I'm also i high school freshman. I don't have any tattoos yet but i plan to get two next yr when i turn 16. I plan to get the music symbol: treble clef on my right hip and a music note on my left hip. I plan to get these done simply because of my enjoyment and love for music and what listening music it self has got me through...My name is Angie L.

I'm Jenn and I have 3 tattoos. My first is a heart with wings on the small of my back. I was 19 and my best friend from high school and I went together and got the same tattoo. She is the only person from my high school that I have regularly kept up with so it still means friendship to me. My second is a butterfly on the front side of my left hip. I got it when I was 21 just because I wanted to. I got to my b/f at the time's house around 3 a.m. after having it done and got a call at 6. The most wonderful women in the world to me had passed away early that morning. For me it is a reminder of her, and never taking tomorrow for granted. It can still just fly away. My third I just got last year. It is a four leaf clover in the center of my back between my shoulder blades. It has my 3 children's initials in 3 of the leave. The fourth leaf has the japanese letter for my married last name. It something I plan to build on as my children grow and have their own. For me it's about family and the same part of irish I have in me.

My name is Tanya. I have two tattoos. First one is a small black dragon on the left side of my lower abdomen. I've loved dragons since I was a small kid. They represent strength and they are guardians. Mine is strength...I got it after my mom had colon cancer operation and when everything ended up well. The second tattoo is a phoenix on the right side of my back, below the waist. It's black and white, and only the flames around it are in color. This one is around eight inches. It was done after a big change in my personal life (regarding my love life and my carrier) and it represents rebirth and new hope.

I guess I don't quite qualify for this yet, but I am getting my first tattoo this week. The tattoo is lyrics from the song "Seize The Day" by Avenged Sevenfold. The tattoo design I created has text above a design in the background. It says "Seize the day or die regretting" in a gorgeous cursive font. Centered in the back there is a skull with a star on both sides. The tattoo has more than one meaning to me. First of all, I absolutely love Avenged Sevenfold. They are by far my favorite band. I grew up around pretty much just hip hop and pop. Basically just whatever was "cool" on the radio. Everyone at school listened to it and it was weird to listen to anything else. My boyfriend was the exact same way until a friend of his brother introduced us to the music of Avenged Sevenfold. Everything changed then. I stopped caring about living up to other people's standards and liked what I wanted to like. My boyfriend took up guitar and now we both absolutely LOVE rock. I just wish I hadn't been so close-minded and ignorant before. So basically, Avenged Sevenfold changed me in so many ways. Their music opened my eyes. Secondly, the quote itself is something I love from one of my favorite songs. The whole song is about appreciating what you have now because it can all be gone before you know it. It's about living life and thinking about the consequences of your actions. To me, that includes the way I changed from the way I was before I listened to rock to how I am now. I used to care too much about what people thought and I was unhappy. Now I live MY life the way I want to and I am much happier then before. I am going to live my life to the fullest and how I want to so that when I'm a lot older I don't look back with regret and say I should have done things I was too scared to do. The skull is there partly because I love them in designs and because it ties in with the whole Avenged Sevenfold thing. The band has a sort of "logo" called a Death Bat which is a skull with wings. I didn't want the wings though and stars have always been my favorite shape so I added those instead. And there ya go. By the way, my name is Sherry. Good luck on your paper <3

My names Avery-Angel I have 1 tattoo. It meant pushing Thur fear,and doing what others say are impossible. Today its the same thing,to let me know you can do anything you set your mind to. Its a word 'Believe' with the infinity symbol below it. My next is a song lyric which means exactly what it says "To strength when you know you're shaking"

Just Added Q & A:

Find solution

For every problem there is a solution! Proved by Solucija.

  • Got an issue and looking for advice?

  • Ask Solucija to search every corner of the Web for help.

  • Get workable solutions and helpful tips in a moment.

Just ask Solucija about an issue you face and immediately get a list of ready solutions, answers and tips from other Internet users. We always provide the most suitable and complete answer to your question at the top, along with a few good alternatives below.