Kenkichi

Kenkichi

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Kenkichi (written: 健吉, 謙吉, 鎌吉, 鍵吉 or 憲吉) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kenkichi Ando (安藤 謙吉, born 1950), Japanese weightlifter
• Kenkichi Iwasawa (岩澤 健吉, 1917–1998), Japanese mathematician
• Kenkichi Kagami (各務 鎌吉, 1869–1939), Japanese businessman
• Katakura Kenkichi (片倉 健吉), Japanese nobleman
• Kenkichi Maekawa (前川 健吉, born 1953), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kenkichi Nishimi (西見 健吉, born 1967), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kenkichi Oshima (大島 鎌吉, 1908–1985), Japanese triple jumper
• Kenkichi Saito (斎藤 兼吉, 1895 – 1940/1945), Japanese swimmer
• Sakakibara Kenkichi (榊原 鍵吉, 1830–1894), Japanese samurai and martial artist
• Kenkichi Sonogashira (薗頭 健吉, born 1931), Japanese chemist
• Kenkichi Sugimoto (杉本 健吉, 1905–2004), Japanese painter
• Tomimoto Kenkichi (富本 憲吉, 1886–1963), Japanese potter
• Kenkichi Ueda (植田 謙吉, 1875–1962), Japanese general
• Kenkichi Yabashi (矢橋　賢吉, Yabashi Kenkichi, October 24, 1869 - May 24, 1927), Japanese architect
• Yamamoto Kenkichi (山本 健吉, 1907–1988), pen name of Ishibashi Teikichi, Japanese writer and literary critic
• Kenkichi Yoshizawa (芳沢 謙吉, 1874–1965), Japanese diplomat