# Kenji

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,212

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji).

## Easily confused with
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenji-vs-kent)
- **koji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenji-vs-koji)
- **Kenya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenji-vs-kenya)
- **Kenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenji-vs-kenny)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ken-vs-kenji)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kei-vs-kenji)
- **kanji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kanji-vs-kenji)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eknji`, `kejni`, `kenij`, `kenjji`, `kennji`, `kkenji`, `kneji`

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