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Ketil in Japanese

シェティル

Ketil, when pronounced "she-til", is シェティル (shetiru) in katakana.

sh as in shipe as in bedt as in topi as in sit, skil as in love
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Ketil Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Ketil 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.

Ketil Is My Life
Ketil Is My Life she-til シェティル Ketil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ketil Is My Life
Ketil Is My Life she-til しぇてぃる Ketil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ketil Is My Love
Ketil Is My Love she-til シェティル Ketil in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Ketil Is My Love
Ketil Is My Love she-til しぇてぃる Ketil in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Ketil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ketil in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ketil in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ketil, when pronounced she-til, is シェティル (shetiru) in katakana and しぇてぃる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipe as in bedt as in topi as in sit, skil as in love
Ketil in Katakana (Vertical)
Ketil katakana, vertical
Ketil in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ketil katakana, horizontal
Ketil in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ketil hiragana, vertical
Ketil in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ketil 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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