Firefly (hotaru)

Scroll to see all 7 Japanese Firefly tattoo designs

Here we offer 7 different hand-brushed Japanese Firefly tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Firefly tattoo designs the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are the same. So order the style you like - the meaning is the same for each design.

Firefly in Japanese is 蛍 which is read hotaru. The Japanese word hotaru is a single kanji meaning "firefly". These designs use the older form of the kanji. The top part of this version of the kanji uses "fire" and captures the the feeling of the word nicely.

Translations You Can Trust: We want you to be as happy with the Japanese translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. So we have made it easy to confirm the translation for yourself by simply clicking on Firefly (hotaru) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary. You can also verify the translation using Yahoo's dictionary entry Firefly (hotaru).

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Firefly in Japanese Tattoo. Your design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design and, of course, it includes the line art (also called a stencil) which your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.

As soon as your order is placed, you can download your Japanese tattoo design. We also send you an email with instructions should you want to download the design in the future. The Adobe PDF file completely documents the design and contains everything your tattoo artist needs to properly ink the design. Your tattoo artist does not need to know Japanese.