Kenichi
健一
A boy name with 2 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 健一, combines healthy + one.
- Hiragana
- けんいち
- Katakana
- ケンイチ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Ken'ichi
- Morae
- 4 けんいち
- Gender
- Boy
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
健一
- 健healthy, strong
- 一one
賢一
- 賢wise, intelligent
- 一one
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Kenichi. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- けんくんken-kun
- けんちゃんken-chan
- けんいちくんken'ichi-kun
- けんいちちゃんken'ichi-chan
- けーちゃんke-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.