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Ariana Grande Shows Off Japanese Tattoo — But It Says “Small Charcoal Grill”

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Pop star Ariana Grande meant to celebrate her number 1 single, 7 Rings, with a new Japanese Kanji tattoo. Much to her embarrassment, Japanese fans had to tell her her tattoo translates into “small charcoal grill” rather than the title of her song, reported The Washington Post.

Kotaku explained that the tattoo located on her palm contains the Kanji character “七” meaning “seven” and “輪” meaning a “hoop”, “circle”, “wheel”, or “ring.” However, when the characters are combined, it creates a different meaning — “shichirin”, or “small charcoal grill.”

Despite the mistake in her tattoo, the correct translation can be seen at the 12-second mark in her own music video for 7 rings as well as on Grande’s official Twitter account, operated by people in Japan.

Grande nonchalantly acknowledged in now-deleted tweets that she took out the three middle characters “つの指” because of the unbearable pain and the temporary nature of her latest ink art.  She wrote:

“indeed, i left out “つの指” which should have gone in between. it hurt like f**k n still looks tight. i wouldn’t have lasted one more symbol lmao. but this spot also peels a ton and won’t last so if i miss it enough, i’ll suffer thru the whole thing next time.”

Her lack of concern for the mistranslation has raised criticisms from some online users about Grande’s cultural insensitivity.

https://twitter.com/floorb6/status/1090595913549135873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1090595913549135873&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2F2019%2F1%2Fariana-grande-japanese-7-rings-tattoo-small-charcoal-grill

One Twitter user, @floorb6, wrote that Grande’s acceptance of her incorrect tattoo is a literal admission of the singer’s perception of Japanese culture as only an aesthetic.

After another Twitter user, @floralhearts, replied and said [Grande’s response] “is not that deep”; however, @floorb6 shared photos of various merchandise by Grande that incorporates Japanese characters and wrote: “considering she’s made a habit recently of slapping japanese words on her pictures, album, and merchandise i’d say it’s pretty telling actually.”

This is actually Grande’s second Japanese tattoo.

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