Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Lil in Japanese

リル

Lil, when pronounced "lil", is リル (riru) in katakana.

l as in lovei as in sit, skil as in love
Shared by Lil Wayne and others

Well-known people with this spelling include rapper Lil Wayne (リル・ウェイン), rapper Lil Durk (リル・ダーク), and rapper Lil Wyte (リル・ホワイト).

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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

"Lil Family is My Life," "Lil 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.

Lil Family Is My Life
Lil Family Is My Life lil リル Lil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lil Family Is My Life
Lil Family Is My Life lil りる Lil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lil Family Bonds Are Forever
Lil Family Bonds Are Forever lil リル Lil in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Lil Family Bonds Are Forever
Lil Family Bonds Are Forever lil りる Lil in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Lil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

l as in lovei as in sit, skil as in love
Lil in Katakana (Vertical)
Lil katakana, vertical
Lil in Katakana (Horizontal)
Lil katakana, horizontal
Lil in Hiragana (Vertical)
Lil hiragana, vertical
Lil in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Lil 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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