Billy in Japanese

ビリー

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

Shared by Billy Bob Thornton and others

This translation is used by Academy Award-winning actor, filmmaker, and musician Billy Bob Thornton (ビリー・ボブ・ソーントン), singer, songwriter, and pianist Billy Joel (ビリー・ジョエル), and country singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus (ビリー・レイ・サイラス). Other notable people include Academy Award-winning Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter Billy Wilder (ビリー・ワイルダー).

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Billy Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Billy Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Billy Is My Life bi-lI ビリー Billy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Billy Is My Life bi-lI びりい Billy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Billy Is My Love bi-lI ビリー Billy in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Billy Is My Love bi-lI びりい Billy in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Billy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Billy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Billy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Billy, 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.

Billy katakana, vertical

Billy katakana, horizontal

Billy hiragana, vertical

Billy 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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