# kanji vs Kenji

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kanji
*noun · IPA /ˈkænd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #28,601*
The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.

### Kenji
*name · frequency rank #36,212*
A male given name from Japanese.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kanji-vs-kenji