These are kanji symbols expressing a loved daughter.
The other day, this mail came from Mrs. andrea to me.
hello. i like your site very much. congratulation!!!
it helps me a lot.
i'd have a question:
the word MANAMUSUME expresses FATHER'S DAUGHTER or MOTHERS'S DAUGHTER too?
i'm a mom and i'd like to have a correct tattoo on my arm about my much-loved-daughter.
thank you anyway
regards:andrea
So, I feature "expression to express "The loved daughter" who is her hope" this time.
kanji symbol expressing a loved daughter
The contents of her question are about this kanji symbol.

| The Japanese Duo violinist of mother and the daughter SACHIKA & AYANO |
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Meaning :
one's dear daughter;
much-loved daughter;
one's beloved daughter;
Pronunciation : mana-musume
About Mana-musume, please look at this page.
Her question:
The word MANAMUSUME expresses FATHER'S DAUGHTER or MOTHERS'S DAUGHTER too?
Though I have already told to andrea, "Mana-Musume" is the words that both father and mother can use.
"A beloved daughter" for father.
And "a beloved daughter" for mother.
Both are right.
And I introduce some "kanji symbols expressing the love to a daughter" today for her.
Such a word is in Japan.
"The child is a treasure. "
I had "Three treasures" until January this year.
But it is two now.
I was deprived of one treasure by the traffic accident.
My beloved treasure does not return even if I blame the murderer who took my treasure.
My sadness only becomes deep.
I unbearably miss eight-year-old son who died of the accident.
Meaning :
a beloved daughter;
a darling daughter;
Pronunciation :
itoshiki-musume
Note :
This is the kanji symbol which both a father and a mother can use.
And...As for this, most of the meanings are the same as "Mana-musume".
"Mana-musume" is used as a general noun, but this phrase is the expression that feelings were put.
| Japanese tattoo designs of beloved daughter.pdf |
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<I love my daughter very much.>
<She is an irreplaceable daughter.>
This words are short phrase, but the feelings of such a parent are put in this.
Moreover, "Parents' pleasure and loneliness" to "The daughter's growth" is put.
This is the phrase which is very deep although being short.

| Beloved-my-daughter of Japanese tattoo symbols.pdf |
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Meaning :
Beloved my daughter;
My dear daughter;
My darling daughter
Pronunciation : itoshiki-waga-musume
Note :
This is the kanji symbol which both a father and a mother can use.
The meaning is the same as "Itishiki-musume".
But, "waga[=my]" is included in this phrase.
A feeling of a parent is emphasized by this "waga" being included.
Meaning :
"Love and a bond" between mother and daughters.
Pronunciation : oyako-ai
| Love of mother and the daughter of Japanese tattoo symbols.pdf |
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Note :
This is kanji symbols that expressed love and a bond between mother and daughters.
This is a word that can be used only for "Mother and daughter".
It may be strange if father uses these words for own tattoo.
Love for the daughter that is expressed in a Japanese Tanka.

These are Japanese Tanka which "Father and mother can use it".
Tanka, meaning 'short song', is a 1300 year old Japanese form of lyric poetry. Non-rhyming, it is composed in Japanese in five phrases of 5/7/5/7/7 syllables.
More...Tanka
| I am wishing the happiness of My daughter who is essential to my life.pdf |
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To put it briefly ,Tanka is expression peculiar to a Japanese putting a lot of feelings in a short phrase.
Do you know the haiku?
The tanka is a phrase such as a short haiku.
These are the phrases that "the feeling of a parent loving daughters" was expressed by the "Tanka".
I am very poor at English.
So, I made explanation with an image.
Please look at.
Meaning :
I am wishing the happiness of My daughter who is essential to my life.
Pronunciation :
wagasei-ni-ariki-wagakono-sachi-negau.
Example :
This kanji symbol has such an implication.
"The specialized field is a man."

Meaning :
My heart is healed when I watch the innocent smile of my daughter.
| My heart is healed when I watch the innocent smile of my daughter.pdf |
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Pronunciation :
karennaru-wagako-no-egao-kokoro-nagomite
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