Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Willis in Japanese

ウィリス

Willis, when pronounced "wi-lis", is ウィリス (wirisu) in katakana.

w as in wini as in sit, skil as in lovei as in sit, skis as in see
Shared by Bruce Willis and others

Notable people using this translation include actor, known for Die Hard Bruce Willis (ブルース・ウィリス), actress Rumer Willis (ルーマー・ウィリス), and basketball player Willis Reed (ウィリス・リード). This is also the spelling used by inventor Willis Carrier (ウィリス・キャリア).

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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

"Willis Family is My Life," "Willis 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.

Willis Family Is My Life
Willis Family Is My Life wi-lis ウィリス Willis in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Willis Family Is My Life
Willis Family Is My Life wi-lis ういりす Willis in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Willis Family Bonds Are Forever
Willis Family Bonds Are Forever wi-lis ウィリス Willis in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Willis Family Bonds Are Forever
Willis Family Bonds Are Forever wi-lis ういりす Willis in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Willis Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Willis in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Willis in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Willis, when pronounced wi-lis, is ウィリス (wirisu) in katakana and ういりす (uirisu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

w as in wini as in sit, skil as in lovei as in sit, skis as in see
Willis in Katakana (Vertical)
Willis katakana, vertical
Willis in Katakana (Horizontal)
Willis katakana, horizontal
Willis in Hiragana (Vertical)
Willis hiragana, vertical
Willis in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Willis 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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