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Billie in Japanese

ビリー

Billie, when pronounced "bi-lI", is ビリー (birī) in katakana.

b as in bati as in sit, skil as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Billie Eilish and others

This translation is used by Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish (ビリー・アイリッシュ), British actress and singer Billie Piper (ビリー・パイパー), and tennis player Billie Jean King (ビリー・ジーン・キング). It's also the katakana spelling for British singer-songwriter Billie Marten (ビリー・マーティン).

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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

"Billie Family is My Life," "Billie 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.

Billie Family Is My Life
Billie Family Is My Life bi-lI ビリー Billie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Billie Family Is My Life
Billie Family Is My Life bi-lI びりい Billie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Billie Family Bonds Are Forever
Billie Family Bonds Are Forever bi-lI ビリー Billie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Billie Family Bonds Are Forever
Billie Family Bonds Are Forever bi-lI びりい Billie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Billie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Billie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Billie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Billie, when pronounced bi-lI, is ビリー (birī) in katakana and びりい (birii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bati as in sit, skil as in loveI as in ski, held long
Billie in Katakana (Vertical)
Billie katakana, vertical
Billie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Billie katakana, horizontal
Billie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Billie hiragana, vertical
Billie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Billie 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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