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Giles in Japanese

ギルス

Giles, when pronounced "gils", is ギルス (girusu) in katakana.

g as in goi as in sit, skil as in loves as in see
Shared by John Giles Eccardt and others

Famous people with this spelling include British artist John Giles Eccardt (ジョン・ギルス・エッカード) and English politician Giles Eyre (ギルス・エア).

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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

"Giles Family is My Life," "Giles 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.

Giles Family Is My Life
Giles Family Is My Life gils ギルス Giles in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Giles Family Is My Life
Giles Family Is My Life gils ぎるす Giles in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Giles Family Bonds Are Forever
Giles Family Bonds Are Forever gils ギルス Giles in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Giles Family Bonds Are Forever
Giles Family Bonds Are Forever gils ぎるす Giles in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Giles Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Giles in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Giles in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Giles, when pronounced gils, is ギルス (girusu) in katakana and ぎるす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goi as in sit, skil as in loves as in see
Giles in Katakana (Vertical)
Giles katakana, vertical
Giles in Katakana (Horizontal)
Giles katakana, horizontal
Giles in Hiragana (Vertical)
Giles hiragana, vertical
Giles in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Giles 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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