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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Name and Phrase

"Cecil Family is My Life," "Cecil 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.

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

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

Cecil Family Bonds Are Forever se-sil セシル Cecil in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Cecil Family Bonds Are Forever se-sil せしる Cecil in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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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