Today's tattoo is from a co-worker named Jeff.
This piece is on his upper right arm. He got this at a tattoo shop in Rhode Island about a dozen years ago when he was 19. He'd always wanted one and designed this "under the influence of narcotics".
He thought it had meant "life-long" but found out later that it meant "long life". I have neither the time nor the wherewithal to fully research kanji mysteries like this. Here's one example of a stock "long life" kanji:
I don't see the similarities, but at least it doesn't mean "cow," like previous tattoos I have featured.
Either way, thanks to Jeff for sharing his tattoo!