Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sybil in Japanese

シビル

Sybil, 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 Sybil Thorndike and others

Famous people with this spelling include British actress Sybil Thorndike (シビル・ソーンダイク), swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder Sybil Bauer (シビル・バウアー), and British singer and opera singer Sybil Gordon (シビル・ゴードン).

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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

"Sybil Family is My Life," "Sybil 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.

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

Sybil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sybil in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sybil in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sybil, 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
Sybil in Katakana (Vertical)
Sybil katakana, vertical
Sybil in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sybil katakana, horizontal
Sybil in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sybil hiragana, vertical
Sybil in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sybil 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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