 Zenjiro Yasuda (1838–1921), Japanese entrepreneur | |
| Pronunciation | dzeNdʑiɾoɯ (IPA) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Zenziro (Kunrei-shiki)
Zenziro (Nihon-shiki) Zenjirō, Zenjiro, Zenjirou (Hepburn) |
Zenjirō, Zenjiro or Zenjirou is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
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
- Zenjirō Horikiri (堀切 善次郎, 1884–1979), Japanese politician and cabinet minister
- Zenjiro Kaneko (金子 善次郎, born 1943), Japanese politician
- Zenjiro Watanabe (渡辺 善次郎, 1914–?), Japanese figure skater
- Zenjiro Yasuda (安田 善次郎, 1838–1921), Japanese entrepreneur
- Zenjiro Yasuda (field hockey) (安田 善治郎, born 1946), Japanese field hockey coach
Fictional characters
- 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
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