Kenshin (けんしん)
Kenshin is read けんしん and has 4 beats. Our data lists one spelling, 謙信. It is a masculine name on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
け·ん·し·ん (4 beats)
Kanji spellings
1 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names
Kanji spellings of Kenshin
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 謙信けんしんCommonMasculine
Humble trust
- 謙(けん)— humble
- 信(しん)— faith
The kanji in Kenshin
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 謙humble1 spelling
- 信faith1 spelling
Kenshin with common surnames
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Kenshin on our lists
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Questions about Kenshin
Is Kenshin a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Kenshin is masculine.
What does Kenshin mean?
Kenshin is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 謙信 reads as "humble trust". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Kenshin be written in kanji?
Our data lists 1: 謙信. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Kenshin?
けんしん is 4 beats: け · ん · し · ん. 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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