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Japanese given name

Kengo

けん吾

Given-name classification varies across source records.

けんごケンゴKengo
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings27

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows27

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kengo

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingけんご

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formケンゴ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKengo

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Kengo. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationけ · ん · ご

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Kengo is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

けんご

Kanji-based spellings27

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

1-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms26

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asNo additional class found

けんご in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
けんこKenko4749 source rowsmale 1 · female 17 · unspecified 31source rows · distinct forms: male 1 · female 16 · unspecified 30911 source rows
けんごKengo00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Kengo

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data27

7–30 strokes observed span

Median total strokes20

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms27

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
けんごKengo327
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

1 of 27 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked27

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings1

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading26

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

研五
2 source-recorded readings
GengoげんごKengoけんご · this page

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Kengo spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
吾I, my, our909007あ, あがJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
健healthy, health, strength6600011かつ, たけ, たけし, たて +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
五five606004い, さ, さつ, ち +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
悟enlightenment, perceive, discern6060010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
研polish, study of, sharpen440009のりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
賢intelligent, wise, wisdom4400016かた, さか, さと, さとし +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
堅strict, hard, solid3300012きんJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
固harden, set, clot202008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
憲constitution, law2200016かず, のり, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
語word, speech, language2020014—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
謙self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend2200017かね, ゆずるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
伍five, five-man squad, file101006くみ, あつむJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

けん吾

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Kengoけんご · this page
Characters in order
けKanaんKana吾I, my

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 27. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kengo spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

吾I, my, our9 of 27 analyzed forms健healthy, health, strength6 of 27 analyzed forms五five6 of 27 analyzed forms悟enlightenment, perceive, discern6 of 27 analyzed forms研polish, study of, sharpen4 of 27 analyzed forms賢intelligent, wise, wisdom4 of 27 analyzed forms堅strict, hard, solid3 of 27 analyzed forms固harden, set, clot2 of 27 analyzed forms憲constitution, law2 of 27 analyzed forms語word, speech, language2 of 27 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kengo

27 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading けんご. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

Spelling comparator

Compare Kengo forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
けん吾けんご吾 — I, my7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
健五けんご健 — healthy, health · 五 — five15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
健伍けんご健 — healthy, health · 伍 — five, five-man squad17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
健午けんご健 — healthy, health · 午 — noon, sign of the horse15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
健吾けんご健 — healthy, health · 吾 — I, my18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
健固けんご健 — healthy, health · 固 — harden, set19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
健悟けんご健 — healthy, health · 悟 — enlightenment, perceive21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
兼悟けんご兼 — concurrently, and · 悟 — enlightenment, perceive20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
堅五けんご堅 — strict, hard · 五 — five16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
堅吾けんご堅 — strict, hard · 吾 — I, my19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
堅固けんご堅 — strict, hard · 固 — harden, set20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
建吾けんご建 — build · 吾 — I, my16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
憲五けんご憲 — constitution, law · 五 — five20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
憲吾けんご憲 — constitution, law · 吾 — I, my23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
献吾けんご献 — offering, counter for drinks · 吾 — I, my20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
研五けんご研 — polish, study of · 五 — five13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Kengo mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

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Exact reading

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吾 — I, my

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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