Kenzo (けんぞう)

Kenzo is read けんぞう and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 健三 and 鎌三. All two are masculine.

Reading

け·ん·ぞ·う (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kenzo

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

  • 健三
    けんぞう
    Masculine

    Healthy + three

    • 健(けん)— healthy
    • 三(ぞう)— three
  • 鎌三
    けんぞう
    Masculine

    Sickle + three

    • 鎌(けん)— sickle
    • 三(ぞう)— three

The kanji in Kenzo

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

  • 三three2 spellings
  • 健healthy1 spelling
  • 鎌sickle1 spelling

Kenzo with common surnames

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Questions about Kenzo

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

In our data every spelling of Kenzo is masculine.

What does Kenzo mean?

Kenzo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 健三 reads as "healthy + three" and 鎌三 reads as "sickle + three". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kenzo be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 健三 and 鎌三. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kenzo?

けんぞう is 4 beats: け · ん · ぞ · う. 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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