Year of the Rat (nezumidoshi)

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Here we offer 10 different hand-brushed Japanese Year of the Rat tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Year of the Rat 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 Rat in Japanese is 子年 which is read nezumidoshi. The Japanese word nezumidoshi meaning "Year of the Rat" is composed of the kanji 子 (read nezumi) meaning "sign of the rat" (though more commonly it means "child") and 年 (read doshi) meaning "year". If you are looking for a design for the cute little four-legged furry creature then consider using 鼠 Rat (nezumi).

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

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