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Vasili in Japanese

ヴァシーリー

Vasili, when pronounced "va-sI-lI", is ヴァシーリー (vashīrī) in katakana.

v as in verya as in at, spas as in seeI as in ski, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Vasili Blokhin and others

People with this Japanese spelling include NKVD officer and chief executioner Vasili Blokhin (ヴァシーリー・ブロヒーン) and Russian revolutionary Vasili Osipanov (ヴァシーリー・オシパーノフ).

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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

"Vasili Family is My Life," "Vasili 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.

Vasili Family Is My Life
Vasili Family Is My Life va-sI-lI ヴァシーリー Vasili in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vasili Family Is My Life
Vasili Family Is My Life va-sI-lI ばしいりい Vasili in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vasili Family Bonds Are Forever
Vasili Family Bonds Are Forever va-sI-lI ヴァシーリー Vasili in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Vasili Family Bonds Are Forever
Vasili Family Bonds Are Forever va-sI-lI ばしいりい Vasili in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Vasili Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Vasili in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Vasili in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Vasili, when pronounced va-sI-lI, is ヴァシーリー (vashīrī) in katakana and ばしいりい (bashiirii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in verya as in at, spas as in seeI as in ski, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Vasili in Katakana (Vertical)
Vasili katakana, vertical
Vasili in Katakana (Horizontal)
Vasili katakana, horizontal
Vasili in Hiragana (Vertical)
Vasili hiragana, vertical
Vasili in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Vasili 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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