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Willy in Japanese

ヴィリー

Willy, when pronounced "vi-lI", is ヴィリー (virī) in katakana.

v as in veryi as in sit, skil as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Willy Brandt and others

This translation is shared by German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Willy Brandt (ヴィリー・ブラント), Dutch footballer and scout Willy van der Kuijlen (ヴィリー・ファン・デル・カイレン), and German polymath Willy Hartner (ヴィリー・ヘルトナー). It's also the katakana spelling for Swiss musician Willy Hess (ヴィリー・ヘス).

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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

"Willy Family is My Life," "Willy 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.

Willy Family Is My Life
Willy Family Is My Life vi-lI ヴィリー Willy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Willy Family Is My Life
Willy Family Is My Life vi-lI びりい Willy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Willy Family Bonds Are Forever
Willy Family Bonds Are Forever vi-lI ヴィリー Willy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Willy Family Bonds Are Forever
Willy Family Bonds Are Forever vi-lI びりい Willy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Willy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Willy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Willy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Willy, when pronounced vi-lI, is ヴィリー (virī) in katakana and びりい (birii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in veryi as in sit, skil as in loveI as in ski, held long
Willy in Katakana (Vertical)
Willy katakana, vertical
Willy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Willy katakana, horizontal
Willy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Willy hiragana, vertical
Willy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Willy 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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