or Kenzi is a masculine Japanese given name. ANIL Possible writings Kenji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 賢二, "wise, second" 健二, "healthy, second" 健次, "healthy, next" 謙二, "modest, second" 研二, "research, second" 憲次, "constitution, next" 健司, "healthy, rule" 健治, "healthy, govern" 賢治, "wise, govern" 健児, "healthy, child" 堅志, "iron, purpose" 謙, modest People with the name Kenji Anan (健治, born 1962), Japanese stage and film actor Kenji Daimanazuru (健司, born 1977), Japanese sumo wrestler Kenji Doihara (賢二, 1883–1948), Japanese military general Kenji Eda (憲司, born 1956), Japanese politician Kenji Fujimori (born 1980), Peruvian politician, son of ex-president Alberto Fujimori , Japanese handball player Kenji Fukuda (born 1977), Japanese footballer for Ehime F.C. Kenji Goto (後藤 健二) (1967-2015) Japanese freelance video journalist, killed by ISIL , Japanese footballer Kenji Hatanaka (健二, 1923–1945), Japanese soldier , Japanese anime producer Kenji Imai (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese shogi player , Japanese sport wrestler Kenji Ishiguro (健治, born 1935), Japanese photographer , Japanese swimmer , Japanese video game composer and musician , Japanese footballer Kenji Jasper, American writer Kenji Johjima (健司, born 1976), Japanese Major League Baseball catcher , Japanese footballer Kenji Kamiyama (健治, born 1966), Japanese anime director , Japanese rower , Japanese shogi player , Japanese table tennis player Kenji Kawai (憲次, born 1957), Japanese music composer Kenji Kawakami (賢司, born 1946), inventor of the Japanese craze Chindōgu , Japanese martial artist and actor Kenji Kimihara (健二, born 1941), Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese shogi player Kenji Kosaka (憲次, born 1946), Japanese politician J. Kenji López-Alt, American chef and food writer Kenji Matsuda (賢二, born 1971), Japanese actor Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater), (born 1978) Kenji Miyamoto (politician), (1908-2007) Kenji Miyazawa (賢治, 1896–1933), Japanese poet and author of children's literature Kenji Mizoguchi (健二, 1898–1956), Japanese film director Kenji Nagai (健司, 1957–2007), Japanese photographer Kenji Nagasaki (長崎健司), Japanese director Kenji Nakagami (健次, 1946–1992), Japanese author , Japanese anime director , Japanese sailor Kenji Nojima (健児, born 1976), Japanese voice actor Kenji Nomura (born 1970), Japanese voice actor Kenji Ogiwara (健司, born 1969), Japanese Nordic combined skier Kenji Ohtsuki (ケンヂ, born 1966), Japanese heavy metal rock musician Kenji Otonari (born 1984), Japanese Baseball pitcher Kenji Sahara (健二, born 1932), Japanese actor , Japanese baseball player , Japanese basketball player and coach Kenji Sawada (研二, born 1948), Japanese actor and singer , Japanese volleyball