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McKenna in Japanese

マッケナ

McKenna, when pronounced "ma-Ke-na", is マッケナ (makkena) in katakana.

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Shared by Terence McKenna and others

This translation is used by ethnobotanist and mystic Terence McKenna (テレンス・マッケナ), actor Jessica McKenna (ジェシカ・マッケナ), and ethnopharmacologist and author Dennis McKenna (デニス・マッケナ). This is also the spelling used by paleontologist Malcolm McKenna (マルコム・マッケナ).

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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

"McKenna Family is My Life," "McKenna 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.

McKenna Family Is My Life
McKenna Family Is My Life ma-Ke-na マッケナ McKenna in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
McKenna Family Is My Life
McKenna Family Is My Life ma-Ke-na まっけな McKenna in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
McKenna Family Bonds Are Forever
McKenna Family Bonds Are Forever ma-Ke-na マッケナ McKenna in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
McKenna Family Bonds Are Forever
McKenna Family Bonds Are Forever ma-Ke-na まっけな McKenna in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

McKenna Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of McKenna in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order McKenna in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. McKenna, when pronounced ma-Ke-na, is マッケナ (makkena) in katakana and まっけな in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spaK as in kit, helde as in bedn as in noa as in at, spa
McKenna in Katakana (Vertical)
McKenna katakana, vertical
McKenna in Katakana (Horizontal)
McKenna katakana, horizontal
McKenna in Hiragana (Vertical)
McKenna hiragana, vertical
McKenna in Hiragana (Horizontal)
McKenna 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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