Kenzō

Kenzō or Kenzo or Kenzou (けんぞう, ケンゾウ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Kenzō

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different depending on the kanji
Other names
Related names	Ken Ken'ichi Kenji

Possible ways of writing the name

"Kenzō" can be written using different kanji (Chinese characters) depending on the meaning:

• 賢三, "wise, three"
• 健三, "healthy, three"
• 謙三, "humble, three"
• 健想, "healthy, perception"
• 建造, "build, create"
• 健蔵, "healthy, storehouse"
• 憲蔵, "constitution, storehouse"
• 研造, "polish, create"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Emperor Kenzō (顕宗, born 5 AD), 23rd Japanese imperial ruler
• Adachi Kenzō (謙蔵, 1864–1948), Japanese politician
• Kenzo Fujisue (健三, born 1964), Japanese politician
• Kenzō Katō (加藤 賢三, born 1980), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese novelist
• Kenzō Kotani (1909–2003), last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith
• Kenzo Mori (1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist and editor
• Kenzo Nakamura (兼三, born 1973), retired judoka
• William K. Nakamura (1922–1944), United States Army soldier
• Kenzo Nambu (born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Kenzo Okada (1902–1982), American painter of Japanese birth
• Kenzo Oshima (賢三, born 1943), Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
• Kenzo Seki (関 健三, born 1955), Japanese handball player
• Kenzo Suzuki (健想, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) (憲蔵), a Japanese astronomer
• Kenzo Takada (賢三, 1939–2020), Japanese fashion designer
• Tamoto Kenzō (研造, 1832–1912), Japanese photographer
• Kenzo Tange (健三, 1913–2005), Japanese architect
• Kenzo Yokoyama (謙三, born 1943), retired Japanese football player
• Kenzō Masaoka (1898–1988), 1930s-1940s animation creator
• Kenzo Taniguchi (born 1988), Japanese football player for FC Kagoshima
• Kenzo Ohashi (born 1934), Japanese football player

Other

• Kenzo (brand), a French fashion label named after Japanese designer Kenzo Takada
• 5526 Kenzo, a Main-belt Asteroid
• Kenzo B, American rapper