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Kene in Japanese

ケネ

Kene, when pronounced "ke-ne", is ケネ (kene) in katakana.

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Shared by Arinze Kene

Famous people with this spelling include British actor Arinze Kene (アリンゼ・ケネ).

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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

"Kene Family is My Life," "Kene 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.

Kene Family Is My Life
Kene Family Is My Life ke-ne ケネ Kene in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kene Family Is My Life
Kene Family Is My Life ke-ne けね Kene in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kene Family Bonds Are Forever
Kene Family Bonds Are Forever ke-ne ケネ Kene in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Kene Family Bonds Are Forever
Kene Family Bonds Are Forever ke-ne けね Kene in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kene Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kene in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kene in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kene, when pronounced ke-ne, is ケネ (kene) in katakana and けね in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Kene in Katakana (Vertical)
Kene katakana, vertical
Kene in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kene katakana, horizontal
Kene in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kene hiragana, vertical
Kene in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kene 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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