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Bird in Japanese

バード

Bird, when pronounced "burd", is バード (bādo) in katakana.

b as in batur as in her, butterd as in dog
Shared by Larry Bird and others

This spelling is shared by basketball player and coach Larry Bird (ラリー・バード), Academy Award-winning film director, animator, screenwriter and producer Brad Bird (ブラッド・バード), and singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird (アンドリュー・バード). This is also the spelling used by journalist Kai Bird (カイ・バード).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Bird Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Bird Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Bird Is My Life
Bird Is My Life burd バード Bird in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bird Is My Life
Bird Is My Life burd ばあど Bird in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bird Is My Love
Bird Is My Love burd バード Bird in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Bird Is My Love
Bird Is My Love burd ばあど Bird in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Bird Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bird in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bird in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bird, when pronounced burd, is バード (bādo) in katakana and ばあど (baado) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batur as in her, butterd as in dog
Bird in Katakana (Vertical)
Bird katakana, vertical
Bird in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bird katakana, horizontal
Bird in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bird hiragana, vertical
Bird in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bird 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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