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Question: What does the kanji on this hoodie say?

StUdIoGeEk — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:29:21 -0800

What does the Kanji on this hoodie say?

What does the Kanji on this hoodie mean?

By: illenion

illenion — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:42:29 -0800

The two kanji on the shoulders together mean "Tokyo," and the two on the back in the large circle mean "Nihon" or "Japan." The kanji to the sides of the circle on the front are also "Nihon."

By: Vorteks

Vorteks — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:42:32 -0800

The two on shoulders say "Tokyo" (individually they are "East" and "Capital")

The two on the back, and to the left and right of the prominent kanji in the middle say "Japan" (Individually "sun" and "origin". "Japan is literally written "sun's origin", thus "the land of the rising sun").

The one in the middle is pronounced "rei" (as implied by the product description) and means something like "gratitude" or "expression of thanks".

By: Gev

Gev — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:47:35 -0800

I will confirm what the two people above me said.

By: illenion

illenion — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:56:13 -0800

And the kanji on the sleeve, from top to bottom:
1. "Yuu" - courage, bravery
2. "Rei" - gratitude (mentioned above)
4. "Chyuu" - loyalty

(I'm not sure about 3 or 5)

By: Tanizaki

Tanizaki — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:03:33 -0800

I agree pretty much with everything already said, although 礼 to me also indicates something like "respect".

I notice that there is writing on the sleeve that has not been addressed. It says 勇礼誉忠智, which is nonsense to me. Taken by themselves, the characters are essentially "brave", "respect/gratitude", "honor", "loyalty", and "wisdom/knowledge". They don't make sense all strung together like that.

By: illenion

illenion — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:06:52 -0800

Maybe it's supposed to be a nod to some of the seven principles of Bushido?

By: tommasz

tommasz — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:25:18 -0800

In karate and other Japanese martial arts, Rei is used essentially like a command to bow to the master so you can add "show respect" to its definition.

By: StUdIoGeEk

StUdIoGeEk — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:09:42 -0800

THANK YOU ALL!

By: StUdIoGeEk

StUdIoGeEk — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:12:17 -0800

PS: It is marketed a a T5 "Respect" hoodie.