A Japanese hand tattoo on pop star Ariana Grande (left) reads ‘small charcoal grill’ instead of the intended ‘7 rings’
Getting a foreign tattoo
Is something the trendy folk do
It’s all very well
As long as you spell
Correctly, just please think it through
John Moynes
Pics: Getty/Ariana Grande
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That’s nothing:
The long one you see down people’s arms reads;
“Please choose a tattoo from one of those below”!
I guess she’s more like a Barbie doll now…
/Aussie accent
Noice.
Hmm… from a quick Google search, the first character on her hand is seven. 七
Again, using google translate, “7 Rings” is 7輪
which, to my untrained eye matches her tattoo.
if you back-translate 七 輪 to English it is “7 wheels”.
Any Japanese-speakers confirm this?
I’m not an expert in Japanese but yes technically the two characters are for seven and ring respectively. However, 七輪 (shichi rin) is commonly used to refer a small grill.
Google translate may be confused as 輪 is both a noun (ring, circle, loop) and a counter (for wheels and flowers).
Something like 七つの指輪 (nanatsu no yubiwa) would have been more appropriate. Yubiwa being `finger ring` and nanatsu the necessary counter.
Yes, Yubiwa makes it clear that it is rings of the finger, not loops or circles or other kinds of ring as 指 means finger. My Japanese is a bit rusty, mind but I reckon she would have been okay with just 七指輪 leaving out the hiragana ones つの.
I wonder are there Asian superstars out there with a tattoo in English that says “ketchup” or “press here”.
Reminds me of those speeding tickets issued to someone Polish called ‘Driving Licence’
Probably, I went to japan and it was full of wired and amusing bad english translations.
‘Wired’ as in neon?
it’s not a real tattoo unless it’s a cocknballs, a tricolour, or bohs fc.
Or a tear on the face. I’ve 7 of ’em.
you’re a classy chick andy..
I know. I also have a swallow on my hand.
Maybe ‘small charcoal grill’ really is Japanese for Ariana Grande?
A small charcoal grill would possibly be more entertaining to listen to.
I fancy getting a fairy on my botty.
-again with the oversharing, no one cares about your old botty,no-one.
Well you obviously cared enough to comment?
Here’s a tip, if you have no interest in what another person has to say then don’t read it, that is what I do with most of yours.
…and my comments get redacted/deleted…obviously not gay enough…
Or a “W” on each botty-cheek.
The exchanging of small charcoal grills is a fundamental part of every traditional Japanese wedding ceremony
This is why my chinese tattoo says szechuan chicken!