is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *賢一, "wise, one" *健一, "healthy, one" *憲一, "constitution, one" *謙一, "humble, one" *建一, "build, one" *研一, "polish, one" *兼一, "concurrently, one" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

*, Japanese World War II flying ace * Ken'ichi Chen (建一, born 1956), Chinese-Japanese chef * Kenichi Ego (賢一, born 1979), Japanese football player * Kenichi Endō (憲一, born 1961), Japanese actor * Kenichi Enomoto (健一, 1904–1970), Japanese singing comedian * Kenichi Fukui (謙一, 1918–1998), Japanese chemist *, Japanese ice hockey player * Ken'ichi Kasai (ケンイチ, born 1970), Japanese anime director * Keni'chi Kōbō (賢一, born 1973), former sumo wrestler * Kenichi Konishi (健一, born 1909), Japanese field hockey player *

Kenichi Hagiwara was a Japanese singer and actor. Music career Also known as Sho-Ken, he was the lead singer of The Tempters, which was a blues-rock band connected to the Group Sounds scene, and gained big hits in the late 1960s. Hagiwara was known for his go ...

(健一, born 1950), Japanese actor and lead singer * Kenichi Horie (謙一, born 1938), Japanese solo yachtsman * Kenichi Kaga (健一, born 1983), Japanese footballer for Júbilo Iwata *, Japanese architect *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese field hockey player * Kenichi Kuboya (健一, born 1972), Japanese golfer * Kenichi Matsuyama (ケンイチ, born 1985), Japanese actor * Kenichi Mikawa (憲一, born 1946), Japanese singer *, Japanese philosopher * Kenichi Mizuno (賢一, born 1966), Japanese politician * Kenichi Momoyama (虔一, 1909–1990), first son of Prince Ui of Korea by Lady Jeong * Kenichi Mori (賢一, born 1984), Japanese footballer for Mito HollyHock * Kenichi Nishi (健一, born 1967), Japanese video game designer * Kenichi Ogata (voice actor) (賢一, born 1942), Japanese voice actor * Kenichi Ogawa (堅一, born 1988), Japanese boxer * Kenichi Ono (健一, born 1958), Japanese voice actor and actor * Kenichi Ohmae (研一, born 1943), Japanese business and corporate strategist *

Kenichi Okada is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *賢一, "wise, one" *健一, "healthy, one" *憲一, "constitution, one" *謙一, "humble, one" *建一, "build, one" * ...

(健一, born 1980), rhythm guitarist of Japanese band

MERRY Merry may refer to: A happy person with a jolly personality People * Merry (given name) * Merry (surname) Music * Merry (band), a Japanese rock band * ''Merry'' (EP), an EP by Gregory Douglass * "Merry" (song), by American power pop band Magna ...

(previously CRESCENT and Syndrome) *, Japanese handball player * Kenichi Shimokawa (健一, born 1970), Japanese football goalkeeper * Kenichi Shinoda (建市, born 1942), Japanese yakuza boss of ''Yamaguchi-gumi'' * Kenichi Suzumura (健一, born 1974), Japanese voice actor * Kenichi Sonoda (健一, born 1962), manga artist and anime character designer *

Kenichi Suzuki (disambiguation) Kenichi Suzuki may refer to: Name spelled 鈴木憲一 * , member of the Japanese House of Councillors for the Chiba at-large district from 1947 to 1950 Name spelled 鈴木賢一 *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese sport wrestler Nam ...

, multiple people * Kenichi Tago (健一, born 1989), Japanese professional badminton player * Kenichi Takahashi (健一, born 1973), Japanese long-distance runner *

Ken-ichi Ueda is a Japanese laser scientist. He published more than 700 papers in international journals. His research encompasses gas lasers, solid state lasers, high power fiber lasers, ceramic lasers for inertial confinement fusion research, gravitatio ...

(植田憲一, 1946), Japanese scientist * Kenichi Uemura (健一, born 1974), Japanese football player *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese golfer * Kenichi Yamakawa (健一, born 1953), Japanese author and rock musician *

Kenichi Yamamoto (yakuza) was the founder of the Yamaken-gumi yakuza gang, who were based in Kobe, Japan. It is the largest affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi. Biography Yamamoto was the eldest son in his family. His father was an engineer working for Kawasaki Heavy I ...

(健一, 1925–1982), founder of the Yamaken-gumi yakuza gang * Ken'ichi Yoshida (literary scholar) (健一, 1912–1977), Japanese author and literary critic *

Kenichi Yoshida (animator) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). Biography Upon joining Studio Ghibli in 1990, Yoshida worked on '' Only Yesterday'' and ' ...

(健一, born 1969), Japanese animator and character designer * Kenichi Yumoto (健一, born 1984), Japanese freestyle wrestler

Fictional characters

*Kenichi (ケンイチ), the main character of the 2001 anime film '' Metropolis'' *

Kenichi Shirahama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Syun Matsuena. Matsuena first published a manga titled ''Tatakae! Ryōzanpaku Shijō Saikyō no Deshi'', which ran in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Super'' from 1999 to 2002. ''Shijō S ...

(兼一), the main character of the manga series '' Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' *Kenichi Mitsuba (三葉ケン一), a character from Ninja Hattori-kun franchise.

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People with the name

Fictional characters

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