Japanese Kanji Shirt 根性 Guts

Wearing a Kanji T-Shirt is cool. But if you understand the authentic information about what you wear, you can impress everyone. On this page, you can make sure this Kanji Shirt is right for you.

Basic Info about This Kanji
Who Should be Wearing It
Examples of Qualification
Designs Available

根性 Guts Kanji Shirt: Basic Info

Japanese Kanji: 根性
Pronunciation: konjou
Spelling Variety: konjou, konjo, konjoh
Meaning: Guts
Category: Motivational Slogan
Image of this Kanji Word: Strong, Tough, Passionate

This is a famous traditional slogan used all the time in media, movies, pop culture and comics in Japan. And also, they sometimes put “ド” or “ど” at the beginning like these, “ド根性(dokonjou)” or “ど根性(dokonjou)”, to emphasize the word.

根性 Guts Kanji Shirt: Who Should be Wearing It

The specific image of this slogan usually applies to:

People Being Mentally Strong
People Trying to Beat a Record
People Trying to Exceed His or Her Own Limit
People Being Persistent and Working Hard

根性 Guts Kanji Shirt: Examples of Qualification

Of course anyone can wear a Kanji T-shirt. But does this Japanese shirt have a special meaning for me? Should I wear the Kanji T-Shirt “Guts”? Here are some examples of actual people who would qualify. …What? I’m very serious.

a Guy Showing Off His Toughness
Karate Kids Having Strict Sensei
a Guy Who Trying to Do More Push-Ups than Yesterday
a Boy Studying All Night without Sleep for Tomorrow’s Exam
a Girl Working Double Shift Today
Football Fans Supporting the Not-So-Strong Teams and Hoping to See Their Guts
a Little Boy Trying to Finish a Piece of Broccoli on His Plate
Ladies Running Everyday to Keep Their Fabulous Figures(Don’t Forget Wearing Sport Bra!)
Audience of Judo
a System Engineer Killing Himself to Keep the Deadline

I hope anybody, who needs motivation for a “Guts”, owns these Kanji Clothes.

根性 Guts Kanji Shirt: Designs

Items and colors vary. Each Japanese Kanji has 2 choices of text colors, Black or White. And There is also a version with a KansaiChick stamp and English text (translation) available.