Kenji

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Kenji


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caption= Kenji Miyazawa, a poet and author of children's literature
pronunciation= Ken-jí
gender = Male
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Ken
Ken'ichi
Kenzo
footnotes =

Nihongo|Kenji|けんじ, ケンジ is a very common Japanese given name for boys.

Possible writings

Kenji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*賢二, "wise, second"
*健二, "healthy, second"
*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"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Kenji
*Daimanazuru Kenji (健司), a Japanese sumo wrestler
*Kenji Anan (健治), a Japanese stage and film actor
*Kenji Darby, an African American consultant, publisher, artist, designer and outreach leader
*Kenji Doihara (賢二, 1883-1948), Japanese military general
*Kenji Furuya (建志) a vocalist of a Japanese rock group "Dragon Ash"
*Kenji Hatanaka (健二), Japanese soldier
*Kenji Ishiguro (健治), a Japanese photographer
*Kenji Ito (賢治, born 1968), Japanese music composer
*Kenji Jasper, an American writer
*Kenji Johjima (健司, born 1976), Japanese Major League Baseball catcher
*Kenji Kamiyama (健治), a Japanese anime director
*Kenji Kawai (憲次, born 1957), Japanese music composer
*Kenji Kawakami (賢司), the inventor of the Japanese craze "Chindōgu"
*Kenji Kimihara (健二), a Japanese long-distance runner
*Kenji Konishi (born 1953), Japanese painter
*Kenji Kosaka (憲次), a Japanese politician
*Kenji Miyazawa (賢治), a Japanese poet and author of children's literature
*Kenji Mizoguchi (健二, 1898-1956), Japanese film director
*Kenji Nakagami (健次, 1946-1992), Japanese author
*Kenji Matsuda (賢二), a Japanese actor
*Kenji Nagai (健司), Japanese photographer
*Kenji Nojima (健児), Japanese voice actor
*Kenji Ogiwara (健司), a Japanese Nordic combined skier
*Kenji Ohmi (賢治), Japanese drowning victim
*Kenji Ohtsuki (ケンヂ), a Japanese heavy metal rock musician
*Kenji Sahara (健二), Japanese actor
*Kenji Sawada (研二), a Japanese actor and singer
*Patrick Kenji Takahashi, an American biochemical engineer and science writer
*Kenji Treschuk, an American soccer defender
*Kenji Siratori, a cyberpunk author
*Michael Kenji Shinoda, rapper, keyboardist, backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Linkin Park
*Kenji Suzuki (健二), a Japanese "NHK" announcer
*Kenji Tabata (健児), a Japanese sprinter
*Kenji Terada (憲史), a Japanese script writer, anime director, novelist, and scenario writer
*Kenji Tomiki (謙治), a Japanese aikidoka and judoka
*Kenji Tsumura (健志), professional "Magic: The Gathering" player
*Kenji Tsuruta (謙二), a Japanese manga artist and illustrator
*Kenji Utsumi (賢二), Japanese actor
*Kenji Watanabe (born 1969), Japanese breaststroke swimmer
*Kenji Williams, an American filmmaker, electronic music producer, and violinist
*Kenji Wu Ke Qun, a Taiwanese singer and actor

Fictional characters

;with the given name Kenji
*Kenji, a character in the real-time strategy game "Battle Realms"
*Kenji, the main character in the 2003 Thai film "Last Life in the Universe"
*Kenji (健二), a character from the manga franchise "Initial D"
*, a character in the video game "Need for Speed: Carbon"
*Kenji (ケンジ a.k.a. Tracey Sketchit), a character in the Pokémon anime and manga series "Electric Tale of Pikachu"
*Kenji Endō (健児), the main protagonist of 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), a character from the manga series "Rurouni Kenshin"
*Kenji Muto, a character in the fantasy novel series "Tales of the Otori"
*Kenji Tsukino (謙之), a minor character in "Sailor Moon" media

Music

*"Kenji", a song by Fort Minor

Other uses

*"Kenji" (拳児), a manga series
*"", a 1975 Japanese documentary film