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What a Japanese person actually thinksSolitary and a bit romantic. 一匹狼 ('one-wolf') is the standard Japanese phrase for a loner who works alone, so the lone-wolf reading arrives automatically.
Meaning
- Literally
- beast radical + good/fine
- Actually
- Wolf. The Japanese wolf was hunted to extinction in 1905, so the animal carries a note of something lost.
Scores
Naturalness●●●●●
Normal word.
Coolness●●●●●
Good dense character with the animal radical. Popular in tattoo flash but not overexposed in kanji form.
Watch out
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一匹狼
ippiki ōkami
lone wolf; one who works aloneIf 'lone wolf' is specifically the idea, this is the actual established phrase — and Japanese readers use it about people constantly.
On skin
狼
Orientation: either
Brush.