健二
Editorial selectionWritten-form notes
Healthy or strong; two or second
Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5246718. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.
- 健
- healthy, strong
- 二
- two, second
- Gender in this collection
- boy
- Stored reading
- けんじ (Kenji)
- Written forms recorded
- 1
- Style labels
- traditional
- Popularity in this collection
- uncommon
What does Kenji mean in this spelling?
Kenji is shown as 健二: 健 has healthy or strong senses, and 二 means two or second. The presence of 二 does not establish that a real person is a second son. Keep the literal character notes separate from assumptions about family history.
These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.
About Kenji in this collection
Kenji is a Japanese given name read けんじ in this collection, recorded in the written form 健二. In this spelling the name is associated with healthy or strong, and two or second; the component characters carry the glosses listed below. This collection labels it for boy use and notes it as uncommon within this collection's sources.
Written forms
Kanji variations for Kenji
Full-name pairings
Surnames to pair with Kenji
Related names
Names that share a kanji with Kenji
Quick answers
Kenji: questions and answers
How is Kenji written in kanji?
Kenji is recorded here as 健二, read けんじ. Other spellings of the same sound exist beyond this collection.
Is Kenji a boy name or a girl name?
In this collection, Kenji is recorded as a boy name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.
What does Kenji mean?
Written 健二, Kenji is associated with healthy or strong, two or second. The meaning belongs to this spelling — the same reading written with other kanji carries different imagery.
Evidence trail
Sources
Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.
- Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29
- JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01