愛は勝つ (ai wa katsu) "love wins"
I created this as a commission for a friend who wanted to give it as part of a gift.
Before writing, I double checked the Japanese with my Japanese teacher to make sure it sounded natural (I *always* do this - it saves embarrassing mistakes!).
She said that as well as sounding natural, it is also:
a well-known pop song
the name of a charity campaign to raise money for survivors of the Fukushima earthquake/tsunami disaster.
My friend also wanted some parts of the characters in red.
Can you see the significance of the red parts?
The 心 in 愛 (love) on its own means "heart".
The 力 in 勝つ (win) on its own means "power".
Japanese kanji are pretty awesome that way :)
If you're interested in surprising a friend with a unique gift, why not consider commissioning a calligraphy work?
