"けんじ" meaning in Japanese

See けんじ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kenji [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} けんじ • (Kenji)
  1. 賢治, 憲司, 謙次, 健司, 健二, 健志, 賢持, 憲治: a male given name
    Sense id: en-けんじ-ja-name-v0sRYszf Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 29 31 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 14 30 29 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 30 28 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 14 30 28 13
  2. 賢司, 健治, 兼司, 健次, 賢次, 健冶, 謙二, 健児: a male given name
    Sense id: en-けんじ-ja-name-GMKE3uPR Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 29 31 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 14 30 29 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 30 28 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 14 30 28 13
  3. 健地, 謙治: a male given name
    Sense id: en-けんじ-ja-name-YrdIEhvk Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 29 31 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 14 30 29 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 30 28 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 14 30 28 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 37 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 52 12 11

Noun

Forms: kenji [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} けんじ • (kenji)
  1. 堅持: persistence
    Sense id: en-けんじ-ja-noun--uW2CWxw Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 29 31 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 14 30 29 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 30 28 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 14 30 28 13
  2. 検事: public prosecutor
    Sense id: en-けんじ-ja-noun-Aly-Ufz2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 29 31 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 14 30 29 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 14 30 28 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 14 30 28 13

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
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          "堅持",
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          "persistence"
        ]
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      ],
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        ],
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          "prosecutor",
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      ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "賢治, 憲司, 謙次, 健司, 健二, 健志, 賢持, 憲治: a male given name"
      ],
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          "賢治",
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        ],
        [
          "憲司",
          "憲司#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "謙次",
          "謙次#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健司",
          "健司#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健二",
          "健二#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健志",
          "健志#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "賢持",
          "賢持#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "憲治",
          "憲治#Japanese"
        ],
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          "given name"
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      "id": "en-けんじ-ja-name-GMKE3uPR",
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          "賢司",
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          "健治",
          "健治#Japanese"
        ],
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          "兼司",
          "兼司#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健次",
          "健次#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "賢次",
          "賢次#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健冶",
          "健冶#Japanese"
        ],
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          "謙二",
          "謙二#Japanese"
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          "健児",
          "健児#Japanese"
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        "健地, 謙治: a male given name"
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          "健地",
          "健地#Japanese"
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        [
          "謙治",
          "謙治#Japanese"
        ],
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          "given name",
          "given name"
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        "賢治, 憲司, 謙次, 健司, 健二, 健志, 賢持, 憲治: a male given name"
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          "賢治",
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          "憲司",
          "憲司#Japanese"
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          "謙次",
          "謙次#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健司",
          "健司#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健二",
          "健二#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健志",
          "健志#Japanese"
        ],
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          "賢持",
          "賢持#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "憲治",
          "憲治#Japanese"
        ],
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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
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        "Japanese given names",
        "Japanese male given names"
      ],
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        "賢司, 健治, 兼司, 健次, 賢次, 健冶, 謙二, 健児: a male given name"
      ],
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        [
          "賢司",
          "賢司#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健治",
          "健治#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "兼司",
          "兼司#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健次",
          "健次#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "賢次",
          "賢次#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "健冶",
          "健冶#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "謙二",
          "謙二#Japanese"
        ],
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          "健児",
          "健児#Japanese"
        ],
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          "given name"
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      ],
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        [
          "健地",
          "健地#Japanese"
        ],
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          "謙治",
          "謙治#Japanese"
        ],
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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "けんじ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for けんじ meaning in Japanese (2.5kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "けんじ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "けんじ",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "けんじ",
  "trace": ""
}

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