Kenji
Japanese
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Kenji Origin and Meaning
The name Kenji is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning "second son".
One of several Japanese names that refer to a child's place in the family birth order. Kenji has attracted notice in the US as the name of The Food Lab chef, James Kenji López-Alt, know simply as Kenji.
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Famous People Named Kenji
- Kenji ItoJapanese composer
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- Kenji MizoguchiJapanese film director
- Kenji OgiwaraJapanese Olympic Nordic skier
- Kenji SatoJapanese pro baseball player
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- Kenji UedaJapanese rock musician
- Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinodalead singer for American band Linkin Park
Kenji in Pop Culture
- Kenji Koisocharacter in "Summer Wars"
- "Kenji" manga by Matsuda Ryuchi
- "Kenji" song on Fort Minor's 2005 album The Rising Tied
- "Gyakuten Kenji or Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth" video game series
- Kenji Kishimotocharacter in the "Shatter Me" trilogy by Tahereh Mafi.
- Kenji Kona character from the "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" TV series