Kenneth

in Japanese

健寧寿

Ken · Ne · Su

health · serenity · longevity

How Japanese people write Kennethケネス

Character by character

Other ways to write Kenneth

賢音澄

Ken · Ne · Su

wisdom · sound · clear

謙嶺素

Ken · Ne · Su

modesty · summit · pure

About Kenneth in Japanese

In Japan, Kenneth is written ケネス in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 健寧寿 is read Ken · Ne · Su. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 健 (Ken, health), 寧 (Ne, serenity), 寿 (Su, longevity).

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Questions

How do you write Kenneth in Japanese?+

Kenneth is written ケネス in katakana. A kanji spelling is 健寧寿, read Ken · Ne · Su.

What does 健寧寿 mean?+

Character by character, 健寧寿 means health · serenity · longevity.

Is 健寧寿 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ken · Ne · Su and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kenneth is written in katakana: ケネス.

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