Kenji (first name)

Kenji is a Japanese masculine given name . The German meaning is strong second son .

Name bearer

• Doihara Kenji (1883-1948), Japanese spy
• Kenji Fujimoto (* 1947), Japanese chef
• Hatanaka Kenji (1912–1945), Japanese major
• Kenji Hirata (* 1944), Japanese politician
• Imai Kenji (1895–1987), Japanese architect and university professor
• Kenji Inoue (* 1976), Japanese wrestler
• Kenji Ishihara (* 1934), Japanese geotechnician
• Kenji Itami (* 1988), Japanese racing cyclist
• Kenji Kawai (* 1957), Japanese composer
• Kenji Kimihara (* 1941), Japanese long-distance runner
• Kenji Kurosaki (* 1930), Japanese martial artist
• Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933), Japanese poet
• Mizoguchi Kenji (1898-1956), Japanese director
• Kenji Nagai (1957-2007), Japanese reporter
• Kenji Nakagami (1946-1992), Japanese writer
• Kenji Ogiwara (* 1969), Japanese Nordic combined athlete and politician
• Kenji Ōnuma (* 1931), Japanese weightlifter and bodybuilder
• Kenji Sahara (born 1932), Japanese actor
• Kenji Shibuya (1921-2010), American wrestler
• Kenji Shimizu (martial artist) (* 1940), Japanese martial artist
• Kenji Suda (* 1966), Japanese ski jumper
• Tomiki Kenji (1900–1979), Japanese Aikidoka
• Kenji Tsuruta (* 1961), Japanese manga artist
• Kenji Uematsu (* 1976), Spanish judoka
• Kenji Yamaoka (* 1943), Japanese politician
• Kenji Yanobe (* 1965), Japanese artist