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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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Ken'ichi 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 subse ...

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 is a Japanese language, 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" ori ...

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 ...

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 is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. He is amongst J.C.Staff's most noted directors, having directed the highly rated ''Honey and Clover'' series. Beginning his career as a production manager, using his name in kanji, , he moved on to ...

(ケンイチ, born 1970), Japanese anime director * Keni'chi Kōbō (賢一, born 1973), former sumo wrestler *

Kenichi Konishi "ジャパン WHO was WHO 物故者事典 1983-1987", pg 250 was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hamhung, Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. S ...

(健一, born 1909), Japanese field hockey player * Kenichi Hagiwara (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 Kenichi Kuboya ( ja, 久保谷健一, born 11 March 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer. Kuboya won four events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1997 and 2002, picking up two wins in each of those seasons. Both of Kuboya's wins on the Japa ...

(健一, born 1972), Japanese golfer *

Kenichi Matsuyama is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films ''Death Note'', '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' and '' L: Change the World'' in 2008, as well a ...

(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) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture. Some of his most notable projects have been ''Ranma ½'' as Genma Saotome, '' Mahōjin Guru Guru'' as Kita Kita Oyaji, ''Detective Conan'' as Professor Hiroshi Agasa, ''Atashin'chi'' ...

(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 (健一, born 1980), rhythm guitarist of Japanese band MERRY (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 is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer who is affiliated with and a representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He voiced Morley in ''Macross 7'', Hikaru Hitachiin in '' Ouran High School Host Club'', M ...

(健一, born 1974), Japanese voice actor *

Kenichi Sonoda is a Japanese manga artist and animation character designer. Professional career Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Sonoda moved to Tokyo in 1984, at the age of 21, and began work at Artmic, an anime studio. During this time, he worked on ...

(健一, born 1962), manga artist and anime character designer * Kenichi Suzuki (disambiguation), 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 (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) (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 ''

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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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the Fujiko Fujio duo (and later by Fujiko A. Fujio) which was serialized between 1964 and 1988. It was later adapted into a television drama that aired on TV Asahi from 1966 – ...

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