ken

1 range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: cognizance]

2 the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight] [also: kent, kenning, kenned]

see ken

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -ɛn

Proper noun

1. A given name, a diminutive of Kenneth.

Danish

Proper noun

1. A given name of English origin.

Norwegian

Proper noun

1. A given name of English origin.

Ken may refer to:

• Ken (name), onomastics and list of people named Ken.
• Ken (Barbie), a doll produced by Mattel, Inc..
• Ken (film), a Japanese film from 1964.
• Ken (artist), Ken Ring, a Swedish rapper.
• Ken (musician), Ken Kitamura, a Japanese musician.
• Ken (musical instrument), an instrument used in Vietnamese music.
• Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (KEN, Polish: "Commission of National Education," or "National Board of Education").
• Ken River, a river in the Bundelkhand region of central India.
• Ken, Afghanistan
• Ken (県) meaning "prefecture" in Japanese. See Prefectures of Japan.
• The ken is a Japanese system of proportion used in architecture.
• Ken (Street Fighter), Ken Masters, a fictional character in the Street Fighter video game.

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