Oriental language tattoos

[Translation and graphic design of texts for the production of tattoos or logos in Chinese, Korean and Japanese]

Soget offers a complete service - guaranteeing the quality of the translations provided and the exclusiveness of the graphics produced - in all the main oriental languages: traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, etc. The texts produced can then be reproduced as tattoos.

Far Eastern languages have very different scripts, therefore it is important to request a specific language.

The numbers used in many oriental languages - e.g. when tattooing dates of birth or other anniversaries - are different to those used in the West. Therefore, ensure you request their translation.

When requesting a tattoo of a first name, it is important to understand the difference between translation and transliteration - ask us for a detailed explanation.

As regards Chinese tattoos, it is important to specify whether you require traditional Chinese, used in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, or simplified Chinese (a.k.a. modern Chinese), used throughout the People's Republic of China and in Singapore. Traditional Chinese (Zhu Yin) includes over 13,000 characters, while simplified Chinese "only" includes 7,000.

As regards Japanese tattoos, texts can be written in three different characters: kanji, hiragana and katakana.

• Kanji (ideograms): used for nouns, verb roots and adjectives. Furthermore, most Japanese names are written in kanji. Kanji originated in China.
• Hiragana (Japanese syllabic alphabet): used for nouns, verbs, grammatical elements (endings, suffixes, particles, auxiliaries), it is often combined with kanji to form verbs and adjectives. Each hiragana corresponds to a syllable, e.g. ã�‚. Normally, 46 characters are used.
• Katakana (Japanese syllabic alphabet): used for transliterations.

Finally, RÅ�maji is also used. This is a “Romanisation” system used to write Japanese characters (mainly kanji) in other languages, thus facilitating legibility.

As regards Korean tattoos, the Hangul alphabet is used. This is the official alphabet of South and North Korea.

As regards Thai tattoos and other language tattoos, we always use the official local alphabets.

Read the PDF for prices and details of the service

SOGET's basic translation service includes providing the finished text in the chosen font. It is also possible to request an additional service, namely graphic elaborations for the creation of exclusive, personalised tattoos.

Traditional Chinese (sans-serif)	Traditional Chinese (serif)
Simplified Chinese (sans-serif)	Simplified Chinese (serif)
Kanji Japanese (sans-serif)	Kanji Japanese (serif)
Korean (sans-serif)	Korean (serif)
Thai (sans-serif)	Thai (serif)