Kenji (given name)

Kenji
Pronunciation	Ken-jí
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different depending on the kanji
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Ken; Ken'ichi; Kenzo

Kenji (けんじ, ケンジ) or Kenzi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Kenji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

賢二, "wise, second"
健二, "healthy, second"
健次, "healthy, next"
謙二, "modest, second"
研二, "research, second"
憲次, "constitution, next"
健司, "healthy, rule"
健治, "healthy, govern"
賢治, "wise, govern"
健児, "healthy, child"
堅志, "iron, purpose"
謙, "modest"

People with the name

Kenji Akabane (赤羽根健治, born 1984), Japanese voice actor
Kenji Anan (健治, born 1962), Japanese stage and film actor
Kenji Daimanazuru (健司, born 1977), Japanese sumo wrestler
Kenji Doihara (賢二, 1883–1948), Japanese military general
Kenji Eda (憲司, born 1956), Japanese politician
Kenji Fujimori (健二, born 1980), Peruvian politician, son of ex-president Alberto Fujimori
Kenji Fujinaka (藤中憲二, born 1947), Japanese handball player
Kenji Fukuda (born 1977), Japanese footballer for Ehime F.C.
Kenji Goto (後藤健二) (1967-2015) Japanese freelance video journalist, killed by ISIL
Kenji Haneda (羽田憲司, born 1981), Japanese footballer
Kenji Hatanaka (健二, 1923–1945), Japanese soldier
Kenji Horikawa (堀川憲司, born 1965), Japanese anime producer
Kenji Imai (disambiguation), multiple people
Kenji Imaizumi (今泉健司, born 1973), Japanese shogi player
Kenji Inoue (井上謙二, born 1976), Japanese sport wrestler
Kenji Ishiguro (健治, born 1935), Japanese photographer
Kenji Ishikawa (石川健二, born 1946), Japanese swimmer
Kenji Ito (伊藤賢治, born 1968), Japanese video game composer and musician
Kenji Ito (footballer) (伊藤健次, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Kenji Jasper, American writer
Kenji Johjima (健司, born 1976), Japanese Major League Baseball catcher
Kenji Kageyama (景山健司, born 1980), Japanese footballer
Kenji Kamiyama (健治, born 1966), Japanese anime director
Kenji Kaneyasu (金康健司, born 1954), Japanese rower
Kenji Kanzaki (神崎健二, born 1963), Japanese shogi player
Kenji Kasai (笠井賢二), Japanese table tennis player
Kenji Kawai (憲次, born 1957), Japanese music composer
Kenji Kawakami (賢司, born 1946), inventor of the Japanese craze Chindōgu
Kenji Kazama (風間健, born 1943), Japanese martial artist and actor
Kenji Kimihara (健二, born 1941), Japanese long-distance runner
Kenji Kimura (木村憲治, born 1945), Japanese volleyball player
Kenji Kitawaki (北脇健慈, born 1991), Japanese footballer
Kenji Kobayashi (小林健二, born 1957), Japanese shogi player
Kenji Kosaka (憲次, born 1946), Japanese politician
J. Kenji López-Alt, American chef and food writer
Kenji Matsuda (賢二, born 1971), Japanese actor
Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater), (賢二, born 1978)
Kenji Miyamoto (politician), (顕治, 1908-2007)
Kenji Miyazawa (賢治, 1896–1933), Japanese poet and author of children's literature
Kenji Mizoguchi (健二, 1898–1956), Japanese film director
Kenji Nagai (健司, 1957–2007), Japanese photographer
Kenji Nagasaki (長崎健司), Japanese director
Kenji Nakagami (健次, 1946–1992), Japanese author
Kenji Nakamura (中村健治, born 1970), Japanese anime director
Kenji Nakamura (sailor) (中村健次, born 1964), Japanese sailor
Kenji Nojima (健児, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
Kenji Nomura (born 1970), Japanese voice actor
Kenji Ogiwara (健司, born 1969), Japanese Nordic combined skier
Kenji Ohtsuki (ケンヂ, born 1966), Japanese heavy metal rock musician
Kenji Otonari (born 1984), Japanese Baseball pitcher
Kenji Sahara (健二, born 1932), Japanese actor
Kenji Sato (baseball) (佐藤賢治, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
Kenji Sato (basketball) (佐藤賢次, born 1979), Japanese basketball player and coach
Kenji Sawada (研二, born 1948), Japanese actor and singer
Kenji Shimaoka (嶋岡健治, born 1949), Japanese volleyball player
Kenji Soda (宗田研二, born 1948), Japanese basketball player
Kenji Suzuki (健二, born 1929), Japanese NHK announcer
Kenji Tabata (健児, born 1974), Japanese sprinter
Kenji Takahashi (footballer, born 1970) (高橋健二), Japanese footballer
Kenji Takahashi (footballer, born 1985) (髙橋健史), Japanese footballer
Kenji Takahashi (sailor) (高橋賢次, born 1982), Japanese sailor
Patrick Kenji Takahashi (born 1940), American biochemical engineer and science writer
Kenji Terada (憲史, born 1952), Japanese script writer, anime director, novelist, and scenario writer
Kenji Tokitsu (born 1947), Japanese author and martial artist
Kenji Tomiki (謙治, 1900–1979), Japanese aikidoka and judoka
Kenji Tominaga (富永研司, born 1970), Japanese actor
Kenji Toriyabe (鳥谷部健司, born 1943), Japanese ice hockey player
Kenji Treschuk (born 1982), American soccer defender
Kenji Tsukagoshi (賢爾, 1900–1943), Japanese aviator and explorer
Kenji Tsumura (健志, born 1986), professional Magic: The Gathering player
Kenji Tsuruta (謙二, born 1961), Japanese manga artist and illustrator
Kenji Ueda (born 1965), Japanese musician better known as Kenzi
Kenji Utsumi (賢二, 1937–2013), Japanese actor
Kenji Waki (謙二, born 1960), Japanese shogi player
Kenji Watanabe (渡辺健司, born 1969), Japanese breaststroke swimmer
Kenji Williams, American filmmaker, electronic music producer, and violinist
Kenji Wu (born 1979), a Taiwanese singer and actor
Kenji Yonekura (米倉健司, born 1934), Japanese boxer
Kenji Yoshida (吉田健二, 1935–2003), Japanese anime producer and illustrator
Michael Kenji Shinoda (篠田賢治, born 1977), American musician

Fictional characters

Kenji in the real-time strategy game Battle Realms
Kenji Delos Reyes from the Filipino novel "She's Dating the Gangster"
Kenji, the main character in the 2003 Thai film Last Life in the Universe
Kenji, a character in the video game Need for Speed: Carbon
Kenji (ケンジ a.k.a. Tracey Sketchit) in the Pokémon anime and manga series Electric Tale of Pikachu
Kenji Kasen, a yakuza boss in Grand Theft Auto III
Kenji Tenzai from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Kenji, Dragonfly Jones' student/rival in the TV show Martin
Kenji in the video game Red Earth (Warzard)
Kenji in Sports Champions
Kenji Endō (健児), the protagonist in the manga series 20th Century Boys
Kenji Harima (拳児), the main character from the manga and anime series School Rumble
Kenji Himura (剣路) in the manga series Rurouni Kenshin
Kenji Maezono, a character in the film Battle Royale II: Requiem
Kenji Muto in the fantasy novel series Tales of the Otori
Kenji Tomochika in the game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 responsible for the "Magician" social link
Kenji Tsukino (謙之), a minor character in Sailor Moon media
Kenji Lee, Inspector Lee's brother in Rush Hour 3
Kenji Setou, a legally blind character in Katawa Shoujo
Karate Kenji, the main character from the manga and anime series Fight Fever
Kenji Ookami, Tooey's father of Japanese descent in Molly of Denali
Kenji Kon from Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Kenji the Japanese Rail Zeppelin from Thomas & Friends, introduced in Series 24.
Kenji Miyazawa from the anime and manga Bungo Stray Dogs
Kenji Yamaguchi from the anime and manga My Little Monster
Kenji Sato, from Ultraman: Rising Netflix 2024

Possible writings

People with the name

Fictional characters

See also