I know the second character means "fire". I'll have to look up the first one when I get home from work. The third is partially torn off, if I recall it correctly, but the entire word/phrase may be able to be read by context by somebody who actually knows Japanese (unlike me).

thanks for the hard work man

Do itashi mashite (You're welcome.)

I guessing it means Fire Fly or something along those lines.

Does anyone have a decent pic that I could see?

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/mortalkombatdeception/screens.html?page=34

this is the best one i could find.

The top sign means Hotaru, or Firefly, then the 2nd one is fire, and the last one IDK
http://www.nuthatch.com/kanji/demo/87a2.html
So the overall meaning I think is Fire of the Firefly + 3rd sign

for real ....sounds awsome man.Fire of the firefly...i like the sound of that. Thanks

kamionero Wrote: The top sign means Hotaru, or Firefly, then the 2nd one is fire, and the last one IDK http://www.nuthatch.com/kanji/demo/87a2.html So the overall meaning I think is Fire of the Firefly + 3rd sign

What does IDK mean or stand for? Also wouldn't the meaing be Firefly of Fire and then the third symbol?

IDK= I dont know
BUT i suspect it means crawling of a worm because it's the closest I could get
http://www.nuthatch.com/kanji/demo/8815.html
By the order it's in IF the 3rd symbol is that, it would mean
The squirming of the Fire of the Firefly

Squirming doesnt sond so hot though... I would translate it as the Spiraling, or the twisting

it kinda sounds cooler

it kinda sounds cooler

I did some research and found this.

The first letter is Firefly and the second is Fire. The third seems to be Bug.

It's very redundant to call a firefly "firefly-fire-bug."

Hopefully that helps. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I ask my wife to look at the pic that kingjolly posted. She's Japanese, of course. She said those symbols are just his name "Hotaru".

for real...so long for that fire of the firefly idea, thanks man.

Hey guys! I just wanted to clear up why people keep mentioning firefly. I showed my wife a better picture of the flags. She said it means "Hotaru". Which in Japanese kanji means firefly. Sorry for the earlier reply.

Someone figured out it Hotaru ment firefly weeks and weeks ago. Months.

thanks again....i wounder why it stats firefly, perhaps thats the name of his clan, ah i doubt it.

I think it just says his name... In case he gets lost and his mom is looking for her

kamionero Wrote: I think it just says his name... In case he gets lost and his mom is looking for her

lol, some kind of tag uh...i think it makes more sense if it just states his name rather than firefly. Maybe his special moves mimic that of a firefly.

Firefly IS his name, in Japanese, Hotaru means Firefly

Let me clear it up a bit more.

The First letter means - Firefly/Hotaru

The Second letter means Fire

And the Third means Bug

So Firefly/Hotaru and then Fire Bug

It makes total sense since a Firefly can also be called a Fire Bug.