Gil in Japanese

ギル

Gil, when pronounced "gil", is ギル (giru) in katakana.

Shared by Gil Birmingham and others

This spelling is shared by actor, known for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Gil Birmingham (ギル・バーミンガム), British-American-Israeli film director Gil Kenan (ギル・キーナン), and technology executive Gil Amelio (ギル・アメリオ). It's also the katakana spelling for British record producer Gil Norton (ギル・ノートン).

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Name and Phrase

"Gil Family is My Life," "Gil 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.

Gil Family Is My Life gil ギル Gil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Gil Family Is My Life gil ぎる Gil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Gil Family Bonds Are Forever gil ギル Gil in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gil Family Bonds Are Forever gil ぎる Gil in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Gil katakana, vertical

Gil katakana, horizontal

Gil hiragana, vertical

Gil hiragana, horizontal

Gil Meaning Joy

Names have meanings and Gil means Joy which in kanji is 幸福 read kōfuku. These beautiful designs of Gil with the meaning joy make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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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