If you’re thinking about getting a Japanese writing tattoo, why not get a four-character idiom? These tiny sayings are packed with meaning and, often, very wise advice. What is a four-character idiom? Known as yojijukugo in Japanese, four-character idioms are a succinct and poetic way of stating proverbs. They use a mere 4 kanji characters to express complex concepts. It would be similar to English proverbs like “Killing two birds with one stone.” being shortened to “Two birds, one stone.” And Japanese has the added advantage of each kanji having an individual meaning as well as changed meanings when combined with certain other kanji, allowing even more to be expressed […]