Kanji symbol(s) for hope in Japanese?

Question:

I am getting a tattoo this weekend and I want the symbols hope in kanji, can anyone link me to a picture of it? Preferably someone in Japan or who is Japanese and fluent..

Answer:

Please only get it done by someone who is knowledgeable about writing in Chinese or Japanese. There have been too many tattoos done poorly by non-kanji-users. It looks good to the artist and the receiver of the tattoo, but looks like crap to anyone who uses kanji.

It's really important. A little mistake, and the kanji won't be correct. It could mean something completely different. You've got to watch out for moles in the area of the kanji too, which could look like part of the kanji.

Anyway...

Hope: 希望 (kibou)

Also, note that in Japan, tattoos are generally seen as lame. So, you and your friends might like it, but most people in Japan wouldn't. They'd forgive you for being a foreigner, but it's pretty rare to see a Japanese with tattoo, unless they're yakuza (mafia).