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What a Japanese person actually thinksReads like the chapter heading of a translated business book. Five characters of nothing much, two of them hiragana.
Meaning
- Literally
- inner + strength
- Actually
- Understandable, but 内なる is a literary construction rarely used outside translated Western self-help. The whole phrase is visibly imported.
Scores
Naturalness●●●●●
The construction exists but is almost entirely confined to translationese.
Coolness●●●●●
Long, mixed script, no visual density. It looks like a caption rather than a tattoo.
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剛毅
gōki
fortitude; firmness of characterTwo characters, real word, exactly this meaning.
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不動心
fudōshin
an immovable mindStrength as something that cannot be shaken. Established term in martial arts, and far more striking.
On skin
内なる強さ
Orientation: either
N/A — change the words.