Hooo boy. We think maybe Ariana Grande needs to stop and think about her tats a little bit longer before she gets them inked.
The pop star has tons of small, intricate bits of ink on her body - including a number of Pete Davidson-related ones that she has started to cover up - but now she's gone and gotten herself one relating to her latest single, 7 Rings.
Problem is, the Japanese kanji characters are being mistranslated in a LOT of different ways.
Her fans on Twitter have pointed out that she has left out some characters, making the characters on her palm read 'Japanese style BBQ grill' rather than '7 rings' as she intended.
indeed, i left out “” which should have gone in between. it hurt like fuck 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.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 30, 2019
Ariana agreed she made a mistake, stating, "indeed, i left out “” which should have gone in between."
Ariana also adds that the character could be interpreted as 'circle' and 'tambourine' too, though others have pointed out that the characters in Chinese do in fact mean '7 rings'.
It's all a bit of a mess and we're hoping Ariana has #noragrets about this one.
Maybe they were mistaken but (qilun) is definitely chinese and it means 7 wheels/rings.
— #_ (@limmaxine22) January 30, 2019
yea it’s also like “circle” apparently. and also “tambourine” apparently. i’m down for all of the above.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 30, 2019
for sure. also that’s how u end up w tiny grill / circle / tambourine on your hand. it’s my favorite one now tho so pls leave me and my tambourine grill alone. thank u.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 30, 2019
okay quick rundown: japanese kanji uses traditional chinese characters for its writing system and they share many similar though not all the same meanings. they are pronounced completely differently because the two languages are different.
— (@tinytimes) January 30, 2019
ariana stans: ariana has a deep appreciation for the japanese language and culture and has been studying it for years
ariana: gets a tattoo that says bbq instead of 7 rings— morgi 24 (@renminluvr) January 30, 2019
