Kenzō
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different depending on the kanji |
Other names | |
Related names | Ken Ken'ichi Kenji |
Kenzō or Kenzo or Kenzou (けんぞう, ケンゾウ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible ways of writing the name
[edit]"Kenzō" can be written using different kanji (Chinese characters) depending on the meaning:
- 賢三, "wise, three"
- 健三, "healthy, three"
- 謙三, "humble, three"
- 健想, "healthy, perception"
- 建造, "build, create"
- 健蔵, "healthy, storehouse"
- 憲蔵, "constitution, storehouse"
- 研造, "polish, create"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
[edit]- Emperor Kenzō (顕宗, born 5 AD), 23rd Japanese imperial ruler
- Adachi Kenzō (謙蔵, 1864–1948), Japanese politician
- Kenzo Fujisue (健三, born 1964), Japanese politician
- Kenzō Katō (加藤 賢三, born 1980), Japanese sport wrestler
- Kenzo Kitakata (謙三, born 1947), Japanese novelist
- Kenzō Kotani ( 憲三, 1909–2003), last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith
- Kenzo Mori (研三, 1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist and editor
- Kenzo Nakamura (兼三, born 1973), retired judoka
- William K. Nakamura (健造, 1922–1944), United States Army soldier
- Kenzo Nambu (健造, born 1992), Japanese footballer
- Kenzo Okada (謙三, 1902–1982), American painter of Japanese birth
- Kenzo Oshima (賢三, 1943-2021), Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
- Kenzo Seki (関 健三, born 1955), Japanese handball player
- Kenzo Suzuki (健想, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
- Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) (憲蔵), a Japanese astronomer
- Kenzo Takada (賢三, 1939–2020), Japanese fashion designer
- Tamoto Kenzō (研造,1832–1912), Japanese photographer
- Kenzo Tange (健三, 1913–2005), Japanese architect
- Kenzo Yokoyama (謙三, born 1943), retired Japanese football player
- Kenzō Masaoka (1898–1988), 1930s-1940s animation creator
- Kenzo Taniguchi (堅三, born 1988), Japanese football player for FC Kagoshima
- Kenzo Ohashi (謙三, born 1934), Japanese football player
Other
[edit]- Kenzo (brand), a French fashion label named after Japanese designer Kenzo Takada
- 5526 Kenzo, a Main-belt Asteroid
- Kenzo B, American rapper