Ken'ichi (けんいち)

Ken'ichi is read けんいち and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 絢一, 鎌一 and 乾一. All three are masculine.

Reading

け·ん·い·ち (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Ken'ichi

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 絢一
    けんいち
    Masculine

    Brilliant + one

    • 絢(けん)— brilliant
    • 一(いち)— one
  • 鎌一
    けんいち
    Masculine

    Sickle + one

    • 鎌(けん)— sickle
    • 一(いち)— one
  • 乾一
    けんいち
    Masculine

    Dry + one

    • 乾(けん)— dry
    • 一(いち)— one

The kanji in Ken'ichi

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 一one3 spellings
  • 絢brilliant1 spelling
  • 鎌sickle1 spelling
  • 乾dry1 spelling

Ken'ichi with common surnames

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Questions about Ken'ichi

Is Ken'ichi a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Ken'ichi is masculine.

What does Ken'ichi mean?

Ken'ichi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 絢一 reads as "brilliant + one", 鎌一 reads as "sickle + one" and 乾一 reads as "dry + one". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Ken'ichi be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 絢一, 鎌一 and 乾一. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Ken'ichi?

けんいち is 4 beats: け · ん · い · ち. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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