Penn in Japanese

ペン

Penn, when pronounced "pen", is ペン (pen) in katakana.

Shared by Sean Penn and others

This translation is used by Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker Sean Penn (ショーン・ペン), screenwriter Zak Penn (ザック・ペン), and producer and director Arthur Penn (アーサー・ペン). This is also the spelling used by basketball player Scoonie Penn (スクーニー・ペン).

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Name and Phrase

"Penn Family is My Life," "Penn 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.

Penn Family Is My Life pen ペン Penn in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Penn Family Is My Life pen ぺん Penn in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Penn Family Bonds Are Forever pen ペン Penn in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Penn Family Bonds Are Forever pen ぺん Penn in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Penn Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Penn katakana, vertical

Penn katakana, horizontal

Penn hiragana, vertical

Penn hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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