is a common masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
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Possible writings
Kenzō can be written using different
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequ ...
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
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contras ...
or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...
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People
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Emperor Kenzō (顕宗, born 5 AD), 23rd Japanese imperial ruler
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Adachi Kenzō (謙蔵, 1864–1948), Japanese politician
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Kenzo Fujisue (健三, born 1964), Japanese politician
*, Japanese sport wrestler
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Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese novelist
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Kenzō Kotani (1909–2003), last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith
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Kenzo Mori (1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist and editor
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Kenzo Nakamura (兼三, born 1973), retired judoka
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William K. Nakamura (1922–1944), United States Army soldier
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Kenzo Nambu
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an forward for Indonesian club PSM Makassar.
Playing career
Kenzo Nambu joined to J3 League club Kataller Toyama in 2015. In 2016, he moved to Briobecca Urayasu
are a Japanese footbal ...
(born 1992), Japanese footballer
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Kenzo Okada
Kenzo Okada (岡田 謙三, ''Okada Kenzō''; born on September 28, 1902, died on July 25, 1982) was a Japanese-born American painter and the first Japanese-American artist to work in the abstract expressionism, Abstract Expressionist style and ...
(1902–1982), American painter of Japanese birth
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Kenzo Oshima (賢三, born 1943), Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
*, Japanese handball player
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Kenzo Suzuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and in the United States with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he was a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion in the lat ...
(健想, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
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Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer)
is a Japanese astronomer from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Between 1984 and 1992, he has discovered 42 minor planets mostly in collaboration with astronomers Takeshi Urata and Toshimasa Furuta.
A local guide for the Brother Earth
He is the di ...
(憲蔵), a Japanese astronomer
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Kenzo Takada (賢三, 1939–2020), Japanese fashion designer
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Tamoto Kenzō
was a Japanese photographer. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. He was born in Kumano, in the Mie Prefecture of Honshu. When he was twenty-three, he moved to Nagasaki to study western culture. In 185 ...
(研造, 1832–1912), Japanese photographer
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Kenzo Tange (健三, 1913–2005), Japanese architect
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Kenzo Yokoyama
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japanese national team.
Club career
Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, h ...
(謙三, born 1943), retired Japanese football player
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Kenzō Masaoka
was an early anime creator.
Masaoka was the first to use cel animation and recorded sound in anime.Kōdansha (1993). ''Japan: an illustrated encyclopedia.'' Kōdansha, He worked at a number of companies as an animator and actor, and was one of ...
(1898–1988), 1930s-1940s animation creator
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Kenzo Taniguchi
is a Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
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(born 1988), Japanese football player for FC Kagoshima
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Kenzo Ohashi
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Ohashi was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on April 21, 1934. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Yuasa Batteries and his local club ...
(born 1934), Japanese football player
Other
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Kenzo (brand)
Kenzo (stylized as KENZO PARIS) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1970 by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada and owned by parent company LVMH.
History Kenzo Takada, 1970–1998
Kenzo Takada was born in Japan and moved to Paris in 196 ...
, a French fashion label named after Japanese designer Kenzo Takada
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5526 Kenzo, a Main-belt Asteroid
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Japanese masculine given names