Kanji Symbols

Below is our collection of Japanese Kanji Symbols. These symbols, whose origins can be traced back to the 8th century, make for intriguing tattoo designs. There are several to choose from including love, death, power, wise and more!

If you see a Kanji symbol that you like, you can move your mouse over it, right-click, and choose "Save Picture as...".

If you don't find what you're looking for here, you might also find some cool symbol graphics in our Chinese Characters gallery, or just click on the Free Tattoo Designs banner to go back to the home page.

If you would like to download the Kanji symbols on this page, just mouse over an image and right-click. Then select "Save Picture As...". You are welcome to open the tattoo in your favorite graphics software, such as Photoshop, and edit them if you wish. Just remember that linking to these images is not permitted.

PLEASE NOTE: These images have been collected from various newsgroups and public domain sources, and all are believed to be free of copyright. If you find an image within this collection that is not free for distribution, please contact us with this information, and we will either remove the image, or credit its author.

This gallery offers Japanese Kanji symbols suggested for tattoo art.