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Keenan in Japanese

キーナン

Keenan, when pronounced "kI-nan", is キーナン (kīnan) in katakana.

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Shared by Maynard James Keenan and others

People with this Japanese spelling include singer Maynard James Keenan (メイナード・ジェームス・キーナン), football player, wide receiver Keenan Allen (キーナン・アレン), and actor Keenan Wynn (キーナン・ウィン). Other notable people include Internet personality Keenan Cahill (キーナン・ケイヒル).

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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

"Keenan Family is My Life," "Keenan 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.

Keenan Family Is My Life
Keenan Family Is My Life kI-nan キーナン Keenan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Keenan Family Is My Life
Keenan Family Is My Life kI-nan きいなん Keenan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Keenan Family Bonds Are Forever
Keenan Family Bonds Are Forever kI-nan キーナン Keenan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Keenan Family Bonds Are Forever
Keenan Family Bonds Are Forever kI-nan きいなん Keenan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Keenan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Keenan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Keenan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Keenan, when pronounced kI-nan, is キーナン (kīnan) in katakana and きいなん (kiinan) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitI as in ski, held longn as in noa as in at, span as in no
Keenan in Katakana (Vertical)
Keenan katakana, vertical
Keenan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Keenan katakana, horizontal
Keenan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Keenan hiragana, vertical
Keenan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Keenan 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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