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By in Japanese

ビー

By, when pronounced "bI", is ビー (bī) in katakana.

b as in batI as in ski, held long
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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

By Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

By Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

By Is My Life
By Is My Life bI ビー By in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
By Is My Life
By Is My Life bI びい By in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
By Is My Love
By Is My Love bI ビー By in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
By Is My Love
By Is My Love bI びい By in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

By Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of By in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order By in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. By, when pronounced bI, is ビー (bī) in katakana and びい (bii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batI as in ski, held long
By in Katakana (Vertical)
By katakana, vertical
By in Katakana (Horizontal)
By katakana, horizontal
By in Hiragana (Vertical)
By hiragana, vertical
By in Hiragana (Horizontal)
By 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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