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Willow in Japanese

ウィロウ

Willow, when pronounced "wi-lou", is ウィロウ (wirou) in katakana.

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Shared by Willow Shields

Famous people with this spelling include actress Willow Shields (ウィロウ・シールズ).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Willow Family is My Life," "Willow Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Willow Family Is My Life
Willow Family Is My Life wi-lou ウィロウ Willow in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Willow Family Is My Life
Willow Family Is My Life wi-lou ういろう Willow in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Willow Family Bonds Are Forever
Willow Family Bonds Are Forever wi-lou ウィロウ Willow in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Willow Family Bonds Are Forever
Willow Family Bonds Are Forever wi-lou ういろう Willow in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Willow Japanese Tattoo Designs

Willow in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Willow in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Willow in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Willow, when pronounced wi-lou, is ウィロウ (wirou) in katakana and ういろう (uirou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

w as in wini as in sit, skil as in loveou as in low, show
Willow in Katakana (Vertical)
Willow katakana, vertical
Willow in Katakana (Horizontal)
Willow katakana, horizontal
Willow in Hiragana (Vertical)
Willow hiragana, vertical
Willow in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Willow hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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