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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Busy in Japanese

ビジー

Busy, when pronounced "bi-zhI", is ビジー (bijī) in katakana.

b as in bati as in sit, skizh as in visionI as in ski, held long
Shared by Busy Philipps

This spelling is shared by actress Busy Philipps (ビジー・フィリップス).

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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

"Busy Family is My Life," "Busy 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.

Busy Family Is My Life
Busy Family Is My Life bi-zhI ビジー Busy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Busy Family Is My Life
Busy Family Is My Life bi-zhI びじい Busy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Busy Family Bonds Are Forever
Busy Family Bonds Are Forever bi-zhI ビジー Busy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Busy Family Bonds Are Forever
Busy Family Bonds Are Forever bi-zhI びじい Busy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Busy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Busy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Busy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Busy, when pronounced bi-zhI, is ビジー (bijī) in katakana and びじい (bijii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bati as in sit, skizh as in visionI as in ski, held long
Busy in Katakana (Vertical)
Busy katakana, vertical
Busy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Busy katakana, horizontal
Busy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Busy hiragana, vertical
Busy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Busy 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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