Kenji

Kenji is a Japanese name that can be written with several combinations of characters. Some forms include elements associated with health, wisdom, or modesty, and a character for second may appear in the ending. That does not mean every Kenji has the same definition or must be a family's second son. The original Japanese writing is needed for a precise explanation.

Food writer J. Kenji López-Alt provides a familiar English-language bearer. Ken is an available short form, although Kenji is already compact. Families choosing the name through Japanese heritage may want to select or preserve the characters as well as the spoken sound, since those choices carry information that the Latin-letter spelling alone cannot show.