Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Hill in Japanese

ヒル

Hill, when pronounced "hil", is ヒル (hiru) in katakana.

h as in hati as in sit, skil as in love
Shared by Lauryn Hill and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer Lauryn Hill (ローリン・ヒル), football player Tyreek Hill (タイリーク・ヒル), and mobster Henry Hill (ヘンリー・ヒル). Other notable people include author Napoleon Hill (ナポレオン・ヒル).

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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

"Hill Family is My Life," "Hill 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.

Hill Family Is My Life
Hill Family Is My Life hil ヒル Hill in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hill Family Is My Life
Hill Family Is My Life hil ひる Hill in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hill Family Bonds Are Forever
Hill Family Bonds Are Forever hil ヒル Hill in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hill Family Bonds Are Forever
Hill Family Bonds Are Forever hil ひる Hill in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hill Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hill in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hill in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hill, when pronounced hil, is ヒル (hiru) in katakana and ひる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hati as in sit, skil as in love
Hill in Katakana (Vertical)
Hill katakana, vertical
Hill in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hill katakana, horizontal
Hill in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hill hiragana, vertical
Hill in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hill 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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