Cecil in Japanese

セシル

Cecil, when pronounced "se-sil", is セシル (seshiru) in katakana.

Shared by Cecil Fielder and others

This spelling is shared by baseball player Cecil Fielder (セシル・フィルダー), singer, songwriter and record producer Cecil Womack (セシル・ウーマック), and South African actor Cecil Kellaway (セシル・ケラウェイ). It's also the katakana spelling for jazz pianist and poet Cecil Taylor (セシル・テイラー).

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Cecil Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Cecil 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.

Cecil Is My Life se-sil セシル Cecil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Cecil Is My Life se-sil せしる Cecil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Cecil Is My Love se-sil セシル Cecil in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Cecil Is My Love se-sil せしる Cecil in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Cecil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Cecil in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Cecil in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Cecil, when pronounced se-sil, is セシル (seshiru) in katakana and せしる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Cecil katakana, vertical

Cecil katakana, horizontal

Cecil hiragana, vertical

Cecil hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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