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Kenzo

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Gender
  
Male

Related names
  
Ken Ken'ichi Kenji

Word/name
  
Japanese

Meaning
  
Different depending on the kanji

Kenzō or Kenzo or Kenzou (けんぞう, ケンゾウ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

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Possible writings

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

  • 賢三, "wise, three"
  • 健三, "healthy, three"
  • 謙三, "humble, three"
  • 健想, "healthy, concept"
  • 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

  • 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
  • Kenzo Nakamura (兼三, born 1973), retired judoka
  • William K. Nakamura (1922–1944), United States Army soldier
  • Kenzo Okada (1902–1982), American painter of Japanese birth
  • Kenzo Oshima (賢三, born 1943), Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
  • Kenzo Suzuki (健想, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) (憲蔵), a Japanese astronomer
  • Kenzo Takada (賢三, born 1939), Japanese fashion designer
  • 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 (born 1988), Japanese football player for FC Kagoshima
  • Kenzo Ohashi (born 1934), Japanese football player
  • Kenzo Mori (1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist and editor
  • Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese novelist
  • Kenzō Kotani (1909–2003), last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith
  • Kenzo (born 1964), a nickname for Italian singer Fabrizio Rizzolo
  • Characters

  • Kenzo Harper, a recurring character in the British sitcom My Family
  • Kenzo Kobayashi (兼三), an original character in the tactical role-playing video game series Super Robot Wars
  • Kenzo Tenma (賢三), the main character in the Monster series
  • Other

  • Kenzo (brand), a French fashion label distributed worldwide
  • 5526 Kenzo, a Main-belt Asteroid
  • Kenzo, a person who comes from the Kensington, Philadelphia area
  • References

    Kenzo Wikipedia