New Members dawndeezy Posted August 18, 2013 at 03:09 AM New Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 at 03:09 AM Hello! I got this tattoo quite a few years ago...when I went into the parlor, I told the lady I wanted something that represented "Dawn" and "starting a new day" and this is the translation she found. Quite a few years later in a history class, this Chinese girl who sat behind me came up and asked if I knew what my tattoo meant. I told her what I thought and she said that was accurate, but that it also loosely means "bright light not of this world". I love that translation so I hope she was right...just would like to know what you think! Thanks so much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted August 18, 2013 at 09:22 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 at 09:22 AM The character on the left is 夜, meaning night. The one in the middle is 明, meaning bright or understand depending on the context. The symbol on the right is the Japanese hiragana け, pronounced "ke". Together the three parts form the Japanese word 夜明け (yoake), meaning dawn. It is not Chinese. PS - Dawn in Chinese is 黎明 or 破曉, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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