Kin'ichi (きんいち)

Kin'ichi is read きんいち and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 勤一, 均一 and 錦一. All three are masculine.

Reading

き·ん·い·ち (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kin'ichi

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

  • 勤一
    きんいち
    Masculine

    Diligent + one

    • 勤(きん)— diligent
    • 一(いち)— one
  • 均一
    きんいち
    Masculine

    Even + one

    • 均(きん)— even
    • 一(いち)— one
  • 錦一
    きんいち
    Masculine

    Brocade + one

    • 錦(きん)— brocade
    • 一(いち)— one

The kanji in Kin'ichi

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

  • 一one3 spellings
  • 勤diligent1 spelling
  • 均even1 spelling
  • 錦brocade1 spelling

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Questions about Kin'ichi

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

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

What does Kin'ichi mean?

Kin'ichi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 勤一 reads as "diligent + one", 均一 reads as "even + one" and 錦一 reads as "brocade + one". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

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

Our data lists 3: 勤一, 均一 and 錦一. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kin'ichi?

きんいち is 4 beats: き · 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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