Ken (ken) in Japanese

The name Ken in Japanese Katakana is ケン which in romaji is ken. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ken in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is けん.

How do you write Ken in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ken" is 賢 (pronounced: ke-n). It means "wise" or "intelligent".

The western meaning of the name "Ken" is "strong and healthy". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 健 (Ken). It is pronounced "ke-n" and it means "healthy".

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