Phil in Japanese

フィル

Phil, when pronounced "fil", is フィル (firu) in katakana.

Shared by Phil Collins and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Academy Award-winning English drummer, singer, and songwriter Phil Collins (フィル・コリンズ), professional golfer Phil Mickelson (フィル・ミケルソン), and television personality Phil McGraw (フィル・マグロー). This is also the spelling used by Irish rock musician Phil Lynott (フィル・ライノット).

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Name and Phrase

"Phil Family is My Life," "Phil 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.

Phil Family Is My Life fil フィル Phil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Phil Family Is My Life fil ひる Phil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Phil Family Bonds Are Forever fil フィル Phil in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Phil Family Bonds Are Forever fil ひる Phil in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Phil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Phil katakana, vertical

Phil katakana, horizontal

Phil hiragana, vertical

Phil 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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