The Hawk with Talent Hides its Talons (nou aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu)

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Here we offer 8 different hand-brushed Japanese The Hawk with Talent Hides its Talons tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these The Hawk with Talent Hides its Talons 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.

The Hawk with Talent Hides its Talons in Japanese is 能ある鷹は爪を隠す which is read nou aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu. Jeffrey's Dictionary has the meaning as "a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least". In Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs (Vol 1) by David Galef the author translates this as "A clever hawk hides its claws" and equates it with the saying "He who knows most speaks least".

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 The Hawk with Talent Hides its Talons (nou aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary.

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect The Hawk with Talent Hides its Talons 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.