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Willi in Japanese

ヴィリー

Willi, 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 Willi Graf and others

This translation is used by German military physician and resistance fighter, "White Rose" member Willi Graf (ヴィリー・グラーフ), Austrian musician Willi Boskovsky (ヴィリー・ボスコフスキー), and German painter, scenic designer, and typographer Willi Baumeister (ヴィリー・バウマイスター). It's also the katakana spelling for German writer and politician Willi Bredel (ヴィリー・ブレデル).

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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

"Willi Family is My Life," "Willi 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.

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

Willi Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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