Kenshin is a Japanese masculine given name. It may refer to:
Fiction
* ''
Rurouni Kenshin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work ...
'', a manga series
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''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996 TV series), the first animated series adaptation of the manga
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''Rurouni Kenshin'' (2023 TV series), the second animated series adaptation of the manga
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''Rurouni Kenshin'' (film), the 2012 film adaptation of the manga
** , the main character of ''Rurouni Kenshin''
* ''
Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken'', a ''Dragon Quest'' video-game
People
* , Japanese historical figure
* , Japanese baseball pitcher
* (1961–1987, aka Kenshin), Japanese
haiku
is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a ''kireji'', or "cutting word", 17 '' on'' (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a ''kigo'', or se ...
poet
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Japanese masculine given names
Masculine given names