Year of the Monkey (sarudoshi)

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Here we offer 11 different hand-brushed Japanese Year of the Monkey tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Year of the Monkey 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.

Year of the Monkey in Japanese is 申年 which is read sarudoshi. The Japanese word sarudoshi meaning "Year of the Monkey" is composed of the kanji 申 (read saru) meaning "sign of the monkey" and 年 (read doshi) meaning "year". If you are looking for a design for the animal "monkey" then consider using 猿 Monkey (saru).

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 Year of the Monkey (sarudoshi) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary. You can also verify the translation using Yahoo's dictionary entry Year of the Monkey (sarudoshi).

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Year of the Monkey 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.

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.