Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Kenjirō

乾二郎

Given-name classification varies across source records.

けんじろうケンジロウKenjirō

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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 spellings61

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows61

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Kenjirō

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けんじろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formケンジロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationKenjirō

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

Mora segmentationけ · ん · じ · ろ · う

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

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Reading profile

How Kenjirō 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

けんじろう

Kanji-based spellings61

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

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

2-kanji forms10

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms51

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

けんじろう 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 reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
けんしろうKenshirō	135137 source rows	male 127 · unspecified 10source rows · distinct forms: male 125 · unspecified 10	00 source rows
けんじろうKenjirō	00 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 Kenjirō

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 data61

20–38 strokes observed span

Median total strokes27

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms60

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
けんじろう	Kenjirō	5	61

Recurring first-position kanji

健healthy, health8 forms 謙self-effacing, humble oneself6 forms 顕appear, existing6 forms 兼concurrently, and5 forms 堅strict, hard5 forms 建build5 forms

Recurring final-position kanji

郎son, counter for sons39 forms 朗clear, bright12 forms 赦pardon, forgiveness10 forms

Recurring adjacent kanji sequences

次郎12 analyzed forms 二郎11 analyzed forms 二朗10 analyzed forms 治郎9 analyzed forms 志郎2 analyzed forms 健二2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

2 of 61 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 checked61

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings2

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading59

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

兼二郎

2 source-recorded readings

KanejirōかねじろうKenjirōけんじろう · this page

兼次郎

2 source-recorded readings

KanejirōかねじろうKenjirōけんじろう · 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 Kenjirō 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.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
郎	son, counter for sons	39	0	39	0	9	いら, お, とう, もん +2	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
二	two, two radical (no. 7)	21	0	0	21	2	おと, つぐ, つぎ, にい +5	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
次	next, order, sequence	12	0	0	12	6	き, すき, つぐ, よし	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
朗	clear, bright, distinct	12	0	12	0	11	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
治	reign, be at peace, calm down	11	0	0	11	8	し, ぢ, はり, はる +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
赦	pardon, forgiveness	10	0	10	0	11	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
健	healthy, health, strength	8	8	0	0	11	かつ, たけ, たけし, たて +3	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
謙	self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend	6	6	0	0	17	かね, ゆずる	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
顕	appear, existing	6	6	0	0	18	あき, あきら	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
兼	concurrently, and, beforehand	5	5	0	0	10	かね	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
堅	strict, hard, solid	5	5	0	0	12	きん	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
建	build	5	5	0	0	9	たけ, たつ, たて	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Kenjirōけんじろう · this page

Characters in order

健healthy, health至climax, arrive郎son, counter for sons

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 61. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Kenjirō 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.

郎son, counter for sons39 of 61 analyzed forms 二two, two radical (no. 7)21 of 61 analyzed forms次next, order, sequence12 of 61 analyzed forms 朗clear, bright, distinct12 of 61 analyzed forms 治reign, be at peace, calm down11 of 61 analyzed forms 赦pardon, forgiveness10 of 61 analyzed forms 健healthy, health, strength8 of 61 analyzed forms 謙self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend6 of 61 analyzed forms 顕appear, existing6 of 61 analyzed forms 兼concurrently, and, beforehand5 of 61 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Kenjirō

61 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading けんじろう. 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.

乾二郎

けんじろう · Kenjirō

Katakana ケンジロウMorae 5Strokes 22

乾drought, dry, desiccate, drink up 二two, two radical (no. 7)郎son, counter for sons

Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2