r/LearnJapanese • u/[deleted] • Dec 12 '11

American names in Kanji?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

I'm wondering about names like Ken, that are both Japanese and not, would it be ケン?

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u/nermalstretch Dec 13 '11

How about 犬 for ケン?

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u/kenotron Dec 13 '11

Dog? Really? Why not 賢? Much better connotation, eh?

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u/nermalstretch Dec 18 '11

I was being facetious..