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Zenjirō

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Zenjirō
Zenjiro Yasuda (1838–1921), Japanese entrepreneur
PronunciationdzeNdʑiɾoɯ (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingZenziro (Kunrei-shiki)

Zenziro (Nihon-shiki)

Zenjirō, Zenjiro, Zenjirou (Hepburn)

Zenjirō, Zenjiro or Zenjirou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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Zenjirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

The characters used for "jiro" (二郎 or 次郎) literally means "second son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the second child. The "zen" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("善" for virtuous, "全" for all, "然" and so on).

  • 善二郎, "virtuous, second son"
  • 善次郎, "virtuous, second son"
  • 全二郎, "all, second son"
  • 全次郎, "all, second son"

Other combinations...

  • 善治郎, "virtuous, to manage/cure, son"
  • 善次朗, "virtuous, next, clear"
  • 全治郎, "all, to manage/cure, son"
  • 全次朗, "all, next, clear"
  • 然次朗, "so, next, clear"

The name can also be written in hiragana ぜんじろう or katakana ゼンジロウ.

Notable people with the name

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Fictional characters

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  • Zenjiro, a character in the manga series Kodocha
  • Zenjiro Tsurugi (剣 ゼンジロウ), a character in the anime series Digimon Xros Wars