Many people are fascinated by Chinese and Japanese symbols. There are a variety of characters and symbols to choose from any tattoo gallery. Japanese anime fans are most likely to choose Hiragana or Katakana characters that are representative of their favorite anime characters. Kanji, on the other hand, is trickier. If you have no idea what the symbol you are getting means, ask an expert first. Most Chinese and Japanese characters have different meanings depending on the different strokes and symbols that are grouped with it. Any symbol randomly grouped together out of a tattoo gallery could turn out to be gibberish. Most popular choices are symbols for hero, fearless, beauty and luck.