Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Neil in Japanese

ネイル

Neil, when pronounced "nayl", is ネイル (neiru) in katakana.

n as in noay as in dayl as in love
Shared by Neil Bartlett and others

This katakana spelling is shared by English-American chemist Neil Bartlett (ネイル・バートレット), Irish rugby union player Neil Cronin (ネイル・クローニン), and Australian public servant Neil Johnston (ネイル・ジョンストン).

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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

"Neil Family is My Life," "Neil 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.

Neil Family Is My Life
Neil Family Is My Life nayl ネイル Neil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Neil Family Is My Life
Neil Family Is My Life nayl ねいる Neil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever nayl ネイル Neil in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever nayl ねいる Neil in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Neil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Neil in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Neil in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Neil, when pronounced nayl, is ネイル (neiru) in katakana and ねいる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noay as in dayl as in love
Neil in Katakana (Vertical)
Neil katakana, vertical
Neil in Katakana (Horizontal)
Neil katakana, horizontal
Neil in Hiragana (Vertical)
Neil hiragana, vertical
Neil in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Neil hiragana, horizontal

Neil Meaning Cloud

Names have meanings and Neil means Cloud which in kanji is 雲居 read kumoi. These beautiful designs of Neil with the meaning cloud make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Neil has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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