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Kenji: Meaning & Kanji

健二

けんじ · ケンジ

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Gender in this collection
boy
Stored reading
けんじ (Kenji)

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.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Kenji

健二

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Written-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

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Kenji

山本 健二Yamamoto KenjiUse this pairing →田中 健二Tanaka KenjiUse this pairing →佐藤 健二Satō KenjiUse this pairing →鈴木 健二Suzuki KenjiUse this pairing →林 健二Hayashi KenjiUse this pairing →高橋 健二Takahashi KenjiUse this pairing →

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.

  1. Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29

  2. 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