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Bijou in Japanese

ビジュー

Bijou, when pronounced "bi-jOO", is ビジュー (bijū) in katakana.

b as in bati as in sit, skij as in jumpOO as in boot, held long
Shared by Bijou Phillips and others

This translation is used by actress, model, socialite, and singer Bijou Phillips (ビジュー・フィリップス) and actress Bijou Heron (ビジュー・ヘロン).

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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

"Bijou Family is My Life," "Bijou 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.

Bijou Family Is My Life
Bijou Family Is My Life bi-jOO ビジュー Bijou in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bijou Family Is My Life
Bijou Family Is My Life bi-jOO びじゅう Bijou in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bijou Family Bonds Are Forever
Bijou Family Bonds Are Forever bi-jOO ビジュー Bijou in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bijou Family Bonds Are Forever
Bijou Family Bonds Are Forever bi-jOO びじゅう Bijou in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bijou Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bijou in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bijou in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bijou, when pronounced bi-jOO, is ビジュー (bijū) in katakana and びじゅう (bijuu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bati as in sit, skij as in jumpOO as in boot, held long
Bijou in Katakana (Vertical)
Bijou katakana, vertical
Bijou in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bijou katakana, horizontal
Bijou in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bijou hiragana, vertical
Bijou in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bijou 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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