Bill in Japanese

ビル

Bill, when pronounced "bil", is ビル (biru) in katakana.

Shared by Bill Clinton and others

This spelling is shared by Grammy-winning President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 Bill Clinton (ビル・クリントン), football coach Bill Belichick (ビル・ベリチック), and actor and comedian Bill Murray (ビル・マーレイ). It's also the katakana spelling for English drummer Bill Ward (ビル・ワード).

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Name and Phrase

"Bill Family is My Life," "Bill 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.

Bill Family Is My Life bil ビル Bill in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bill Family Is My Life bil びる Bill in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bill Family Bonds Are Forever bil ビル Bill in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bill Family Bonds Are Forever bil びる Bill in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bill Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bill in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bill in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bill, when pronounced bil, is ビル (biru) in katakana and びる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Bill katakana, vertical

Bill katakana, horizontal

Bill hiragana, vertical

Bill hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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