Keene in Japanese

キーン

Keene, when pronounced "kIn", is キーン (kīn) in katakana.

Shared by Keene Curtis and others

Notable people using this translation include actor Keene Curtis (キーン・カーティス), Japanese/American academic Donald Keene (ドナルド・キーン), and musician Constance Keene (コンスタンス・キーン). It's also the katakana spelling for conductor Christopher Keene (クリストファー・キーン).

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Name and Phrase

"Keene Family is My Life," "Keene 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.

Keene Family Is My Life kIn キーン Keene in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Keene Family Is My Life kIn きいん Keene in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Keene Family Bonds Are Forever kIn キーン Keene in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Keene Family Bonds Are Forever kIn きいん Keene in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Keene Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Keene in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Keene in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Keene, when pronounced kIn, is キーン (kīn) in katakana and きいん (kiin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Keene katakana, vertical

Keene katakana, horizontal

Keene hiragana, vertical

Keene hiragana, horizontal

Keene Meaning Wise

Names have meanings and Keene means Wise which in kanji is 賢明 read kenmei. These beautiful designs of Keene with the meaning wise make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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

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