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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Phillips in Japanese

フィリプス

Phillips, when pronounced "fi-lips", is フィリプス (firipusu) in katakana.

f as in funi as in sit, skil as in lovei as in sit, skip as in pens as in see
Shared by Shawn Phillips

This spelling is shared by folk-rock musician Shawn Phillips (ショーン・フィリプス).

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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

"Phillips Family is My Life," "Phillips 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.

Phillips Family Is My Life
Phillips Family Is My Life fi-lips フィリプス Phillips in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Phillips Family Is My Life
Phillips Family Is My Life fi-lips ひりぷす Phillips in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Phillips Family Bonds Are Forever
Phillips Family Bonds Are Forever fi-lips フィリプス Phillips in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Phillips Family Bonds Are Forever
Phillips Family Bonds Are Forever fi-lips ひりぷす Phillips in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Phillips Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Phillips in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Phillips in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Phillips, when pronounced fi-lips, is フィリプス (firipusu) in katakana and ひりぷす (hiripusu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funi as in sit, skil as in lovei as in sit, skip as in pens as in see
Phillips in Katakana (Vertical)
Phillips katakana, vertical
Phillips in Katakana (Horizontal)
Phillips katakana, horizontal
Phillips in Hiragana (Vertical)
Phillips hiragana, vertical
Phillips in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Phillips 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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