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Kenji

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Meaning

A common name both in and outside Japan. Ken can mean "strong", "sharp", or "healthy", and ji means "two".

Traits and personality

Numerology ties the initials B, K and T to the number 2, associated with sensitivity and a supportive spirit — personalities that tend to mediate and include rather than impose. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
K
Syllables
2

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