I collected kanji phrases concerning the family.
This kanji symbol is "Family".
The first kanji "ka" is a meaning "Home/House".
And, the other kanji is meaning "Family and kin".
<Japanese Family>:
The contemporary Japanese family looks like the traditional western style family with a father, mother, and children settled in urban areas living in little apartments. The mother cares for the children and the father works in a company or governmental institution or is running his own business.
How does an average modern age Japanese family function? It all begins at home. Japanese people have a very particular concept of home called uchi, which literary means 'house' but also means 'inside.' Everything outside the house means soto, which literary means 'outside.' Uchi-soto, however, does not only refer to the literal meaning of house, or inside and outside, but is a form of the ie family system. more
<Kanji has some styles of type>:
They are "楷書(Kaisho), 行書(Gyousho), 草書(Sousho), 隷書(Reisho), 篆書(Tensho)" etc.
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The image below is a tattoo stencil with those five.
You can use it by freely downloading it.In Japanese, another word with a pronunciation of "Kazoku" exists.
That is "華族(kazoku)".
Kazoku refers to the aristocratic or noble class of the Empire of Japan; this system existed from 1869 to 1947.
Though the samurai class had been abolished, many 大名(daimyo) and 公家(kuge), rather than losing their rank entirely, were given Western-style titles, such as baron, duke or marquis.
Therefore, "kazoku" and "kazoku" are words with a quite different meaning.
*These are the kanji symbol expressing "Hopes or wishes to a family of you."
Family love |
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| Meaning | Family love. Love between families. Own love to family. |
| Japanese |  家族愛 |
| Pronunciation | kazoku-ai |
| Annotation | This kanji word has wide implication. The love to your own family,the love to the family who lives in the distance, Sad love in the family, Big love that envelop family, Pretty love between brothers, Consideration of a grandchild for a grandma, Patience of the grandpa for a grandchild....etc. |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of Family love.pdf |
Japanese familism regime |
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| Meaning | Familism. Ideology that tries to expand interpersonal relationship, modus vivendi, and consideration among families to social groupings other than family and to apply. |
| Japanese |  家族主義 |
| Pronunciation | kazoku shugi |
| Annotation | This ideology is general in Japan. |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of Familism.pdf |
<Familism of Japan that has collapsed>:
The Japanese is a nation who originally emphasizes harmony and the rule.
But, the number of egocentric people is increasing in Japan every year.
There is "Distorted familism" there.
The cause into which the Prime Minister in Japan frequently changes is it exactly.
*The following two Kanji idioms have the same meaning.
Unity between families |
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| Meaning | Unity between families. Harmony between families. Cooperation between families. |
| Japanese |  家族の和 |
| Pronunciation | kazoku no wa |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of harmony between families-1.pdf |
Harmony between families |
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| Meaning | Harmony between families. Cooperation between families. Unity between families. |
| Japanese |  家族の調和 |
| Pronunciation | kazoku no chouwa |
| Annotation | This is the kanji symbol expressing "Hopes or wishes to a family of you." |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of harmony between families-2.pdf |
*A difference of these two kanji phrases is "和(Wa)" and "調和(Cho-wa).
和(wa): harmony, balance.
調和(chouwa): harmony, unity
Though the meaning of these two kanji idioms is almost the same, "Kazoku-no-wa" is a family who has a natural unity, on the other hand, "Kazoku-no chouwa" means the cooperation of the family.
Happy prayer of Japan for family |
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| Meaning | Japanese kanji phrase to pray for the happiness of the family. |
| Japanese |  家内安全 |
| Pronunciation | kanai anzan |
| Annotation | Most Japanese people goes to the Shinto shrine on the New Year's Day. And, they pray for three wishes then. Those three wishes are "traffic safety, prosperity in business, and well-being of the family." |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of To pray for the happiness of the family.pdf |
On New Year's Day, a large number of people go to pray at the shrine.
That is "はつもうで/初詣(hatsumoude)" in Japanese.
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| Yhis is Kaminarimon in Tokyo Asakusa. | This is Senso-ji in Tokyo Asakusa. It is a very elegant Shinto shrine. |
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| This is Meiji-jingu in Tokyo. It is "The maximum Shinto shrine in Japan" in which the most a lot of Japanese gather in here for the New Year's visit to a shrine. |
This is Senso-ji in Tokyo Asakusa. This is scenery of the New Year's visit to a Shinto shrine by the Japanese. |
"はつもうで/初詣(hatsumoude)" on the New Year's Day is a traditional custom of Japan.
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This is a shops lining an arcade in Sensou-ji Temple in Tokyo Asakusa. In Senso-ji Temple, the people who finished a New Year's visit to a Shinto shrine do shopping here. This is a famous place that the foreigner tourist visits.  |
| A lot of lucky charms are sold in the precincts. | Everybody looks very happy. |
In the Japanese Shinto shrine, you can buy various Japanese lucky charms.
All these are lucky charms of the Shinto shrine to pray for the security of the family.
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| This is a charm of a temple called Shin-sho-ji[=新勝寺] of Narita-shi, Chiba. | This is the charm of a temple called Hoko-ji[=放光寺」 of Yamanashi Prefecture. |
Family's smile |
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| Meaning | Family's smile. Family's smiling face. |
| Japanese |  家族の笑顔 |
| Pronunciation | kazoku no egao |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of The smile of the family.pdf |
Family ties |
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| Meaning | Family ties. A family's bonds. Bonds between families. |
| Japanese |  家族の絆 |
| Pronunciation | kazoku no kizuna |
| Annotation | The word "kizuna" is the meaning "Ties" or "A bonds". This is a very wonderful word. This kanji idiom has a beautiful tone much. |
| Stencil for tattoo | Japanese tattoo symbols of Family ties.pdf |
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