japanese roots

[halfjapanese]

Hi, I'm new on this forum and I wanna reconnect with my japanese roots.

How would you translate this to english? "tou hou zi son"


I'm planning to tat this phrase in japanese kanji on my body,

[Nagoyankee]

It's not very easy to say what it means from the way you write it. If you mean 'touhou jison', then that's 'Oriental Pride'.

[halfjapanese]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

It's not very easy to say what it means from the way you write it. If you mean 'touhou jison', then that's 'Oriental Pride'.

Thanks, bro.


What if I give you the Kanji?

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by halfjapanese

Thanks, bro.


What if I give you the Kanji?

Those are exactly the 4 kanji I had in mind. That's "Oriental Pride".

[halfjapanese]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Those are exactly the 4 kanji I had in mind. That's "Oriental Pride".

Would "Oriental Pride" be politically incorrect??

Is Oriental an offensive term to Asians or Japanese people???

and can you interpretate this Phrase as: Asian Pride or Eastern Self Respect?

thanks.


p.s. Are you Japanese? Just curious...lol...

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by halfjapanese

Would "Oriental Pride" be politically incorrect??

Is Oriental an offensive term to Asians or Japanese people???

and can you interpretate this Phrase as: Asian Pride or Eastern Self Respect?

thanks.


p.s. Are you Japanese? Just curious...lol...

Politically incorrect where? The term "Oriental Pride" is in English and I don't live in an English-speaking country. So it's difficult for me to say if it's politically correct or incorrect.

That kanji phrase can be translated in a few other ways besides "Oriental Pride".

東方 = Oriental, Asian, Eastern

自尊 = Pride, Self-Respect

Maybe you could find the combo that seems best to you.

If you prefer to just mention Japan without saying anything about another country, there's this often-used term:

大和魂　Yamato-Damashii = Japanese spirit

Finally, yes I am Japanese.