@Magnus/SC: the kanji ideogram on the pickguard should represent Force...but...since you live in Japan...can you ask someone there to confirm that?
Hey Max, just had dinner with my daughter and asked about your scratch plate, the kanji ideogram means force, strength, power and, as with all kanji, is based on the Chinese characters (as opposed to what I previously remembered/thought i.e. that kanji is for foreign words , that's Kara Kara , my bad). This means force in an emotional context, not like the "force" that keeps an electron spinning around an atom (scientific context). So yes it does represent force or strength or power
Sumimasen, I'm late to the party
The kanji is read "chikara" (phonetic Japanese: ちから) and has the meaning of strength/power/force. Its composed of "chi" which means "life" or "power" in a different sense and -kara which translates to "from"
Thanks a lot guys!!!
So this means Force in the Jedi way...
"May the Force be with you".
Chi is QI, the same of Tai-qi (taijiquan)...the internal force every human being has in the inside.
Wow.
That confirms my thoughts about that kanji and its meaning is exactly what I wanted to have "printed" on the guitar.
The girl who did my tattoo warned me about being careful with usage of japanese and chinese ideograms, since if you use something being not sure about the exact meaning you risk to offend people. ^^
So I wanted to be sure I'm not telling someone "f*ck off you bastard of a motherfucker" when I show the guitar.