The short answer is male/female genital. Traditional, the sword symbolizes male power, and the rose, female virtue. There are references in some older wedding ceremonies of the male giving the woman his greatest possession, his sword, and the woman giving the man her greatest possession, a red rose or red jewel. From that information, it doesn't take much imagination to work out what the sword/rose tattoos are depicting.
Purity
According to my book on polynesian tattoos,they are used to symbolise light in darkness.
Koi fish Koi fish
These tattoos are worn by all airbenders, they symbolise the arrows of the flying bison, the first airbenders. An airbender receives these tattoos when they successfully mastered all airbending techniques.
he has got 11 tattoos
Go to http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoos_designs_symbols_moon.htmthere is a very long explaination of what the moon symbolises!
A tattoo of a Japanese fan would symbolise a wish for unlimited success.
A yellow rose is given to a friend its for friendship.
The meaning behind the skulls and roses tattoo is the difference between life or death...Beauty and decay.. Life and death.
Actually, Shaun White has three different tattoos. He has one on his forearm, one on his chest of a sword, and one on his stomach.
she has one of a peace sign. She has several including a heart with dad inside of it, roses and daisies, a unicorn and a quote that she likes.
Birds are symbolised as the connection between sky and land. That is also the connection between heaven and earth. Therefore bird tattoos are symbolised as a medium to establish connection with the spiritual world.