| As more and more Japanese culture is start to | | | | This article will be good information for those who |
| be recognized in a world, Kanji symbols are also | | | | want to get kanji for their tattoo designs. |
| getting very popular for designs, especially as | | | | |
| tattoo designs. | | | | 1. SOSHO Kanji Styles - the most modern kanji |
| However, many people do not really understand | | | | style and is more cursive than other fonts. |
| that there are many different calligraphy fonts | | | | Japanese designers start to draw calligraphy with |
| which can be applied to kanji symbols, and | | | | brushes and wanted to make it flowed more |
| Japanese people use different styles for a | | | | smoothly. So this style is developed. This SOSHO |
| different purpose. | | | | is often seen in the Karate and Akido Dojo |
| Some of those kanji fonts are unique, traditional | | | | places, and TV commercials or movies such as |
| and modern styles. | | | | Last Samurai. So the style is considered as the |
| The original kanji style is a primitive, rounded and | | | | most "Japanese look" font for Westerners. |
| natural form first written on bone. This style is a | | | | 2. MINCHO Kanji Styles - Japanese kanji |
| less primitive and more formal style. | | | | characters used in everyday newspapers and |
| Many Japanese designers use these styles to | | | | magazines is written with the MINCHO fonts. In |
| create an old fashioned and back to nature feeling | | | | English, it is like the same as Times Roman. If you |
| like in a Japanese restaurant. | | | | visit Japan, you will probably see these kanji styles |
| But, as the time goes by, these shapes evolved | | | | the most. Yet, nowadays, MINCHO with Pop, |
| into more stylised forms. | | | | modern, round design are getting more popular in |
| So, today, this article will show you the 2 of the | | | | print and billboard advertising. |
| most stylish and popular fonts we use to write | | | | Now, you can see the difference between these |
| kanji symbols for designs, and actually show you | | | | styles by looking at the following image. |
| an example of kanji designed with them. You will | | | | This is the "wind" kanji symbol designed with |
| see so much difference. | | | | SOSHO flowing styles and MINCHO formal styles. |