Kensaku (けんさく)

Kensaku is read けんさく and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 健作, 健策 and 兼作. All three are masculine.

Reading

け·ん·さ·く (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kensaku

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

  • 健作
    けんさく
    Masculine

    Healthy + make

    • 健(けん)— healthy
    • 作(さく)— make
  • 健策
    けんさく
    Masculine

    Healthy + plan

    • 健(けん)— healthy
    • 策(さく)— plan
  • 兼作
    けんさく
    Masculine

    Combine + make

    • 兼(けん)— combine
    • 作(さく)— make

The kanji in Kensaku

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

  • 健healthy2 spellings
  • 作make2 spellings
  • 策plan1 spelling
  • 兼combine1 spelling

Kensaku with common surnames

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Questions about Kensaku

Is Kensaku a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Kensaku is masculine.

What does Kensaku mean?

Kensaku is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 健作 reads as "healthy + make", 健策 reads as "healthy + plan" and 兼作 reads as "combine + make". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kensaku be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Kensaku?

けんさく is 4 beats: け · ん · さ · く. 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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