Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sybille in Japanese

シビル

Sybille, when pronounced "si-bil", is シビル (shibiru) in katakana.

s as in seei as in sit, skib as in bati as in sit, skil as in love
Shared by Sybille Bedford and others

This spelling is shared by writer Sybille Bedford (シビル・ベッドフォード), German film and stage actress Sybille Schmitz (シビル・シュミッツ), and Austrian tennis player Sybille Bammer (シビル・バンマー).

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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

"Sybille Family is My Life," "Sybille 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.

Sybille Family Is My Life
Sybille Family Is My Life si-bil シビル Sybille in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sybille Family Is My Life
Sybille Family Is My Life si-bil しびる Sybille in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sybille Family Bonds Are Forever
Sybille Family Bonds Are Forever si-bil シビル Sybille in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sybille Family Bonds Are Forever
Sybille Family Bonds Are Forever si-bil しびる Sybille in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sybille Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sybille in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sybille in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sybille, when pronounced si-bil, is シビル (shibiru) in katakana and しびる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seei as in sit, skib as in bati as in sit, skil as in love
Sybille in Katakana (Vertical)
Sybille katakana, vertical
Sybille in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sybille katakana, horizontal
Sybille in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sybille hiragana, vertical
Sybille in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sybille 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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