Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Bird in Japanese

ビルド

Bird, when pronounced "bird", is ビルド (birudo) in katakana.

b as in bati as in sit, skir as in redd as in dog
Shared by Poldy Bird

This katakana spelling is shared by Argentine writer Poldy Bird (ポルディ・ビルド).

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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

"Bird Family is My Life," "Bird 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.

Bird Family Is My Life
Bird Family Is My Life bird ビルド Bird in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bird Family Is My Life
Bird Family Is My Life bird びるど Bird in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bird Family Bonds Are Forever
Bird Family Bonds Are Forever bird ビルド Bird in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bird Family Bonds Are Forever
Bird Family Bonds Are Forever bird びるど Bird in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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 bird, is ビルド (birudo) in katakana and びるど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bati as in sit, skir as in redd 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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