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Kennedy in Japanese

ケネディー

Kennedy, when pronounced "ke-ne-dI", is ケネディー (kenedī) in katakana.

k as in kite as in bedn as in noe as in bedd as in dogI as in ski, held long
Shared by Sophie Kennedy Clark and others

This translation is used by British actress Sophie Kennedy Clark (ソフィー・ケネディー・クラーク), Australian actress Marny Kennedy (マーニー・ケネディー), and basketball player Kennedy Meeks (ケネディー・ミークス). It's also the katakana spelling for English organist and conductor Charles Kennedy Scott (チャールズ・ケネディー・スコット).

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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

"Kennedy Family is My Life," "Kennedy 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.

Kennedy Family Is My Life
Kennedy Family Is My Life ke-ne-dI ケネディー Kennedy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kennedy Family Is My Life
Kennedy Family Is My Life ke-ne-dI けねでぃい Kennedy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kennedy Family Bonds Are Forever
Kennedy Family Bonds Are Forever ke-ne-dI ケネディー Kennedy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Kennedy Family Bonds Are Forever
Kennedy Family Bonds Are Forever ke-ne-dI けねでぃい Kennedy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kennedy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kennedy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kennedy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kennedy, when pronounced ke-ne-dI, is ケネディー (kenedī) in katakana and けねでぃい (kenedii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kite as in bedn as in noe as in bedd as in dogI as in ski, held long
Kennedy in Katakana (Vertical)
Kennedy katakana, vertical
Kennedy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kennedy katakana, horizontal
Kennedy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kennedy hiragana, vertical
Kennedy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kennedy 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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