Ken
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- Ken was a rare type of tanto. This double-bladed weapon was mainly used in Buddhist ritual. The blades had either parallel or double concave edges.
- Ken is also perception or understanding, one's range of vision, or sight. This particular term, of Scots origin, tends to be used often in religious circles. When one speaks of a "higher ken" often it is a reference to an omniscent deity or being.
- Ken Masters is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of video games.
- Ken Thompson is one of the primary creators of UNIX.
- Ken Jennings is a well-known contestant on the game show Jeopardy!.
- Ken is a shortened form of Kenneth.
- Ken is the shortened name of Kenshiro, the hero of Fist of the North Star.
- Ken Ichijouji was both a hero and a villain in the second season of the Digimon anime.