Zenjirō Explained

Zenjirō
Pronunciation:	dzeNdʑiɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Zenziro (Kunrei-shiki)Zenziro (Nihon-shiki)Zenjirō, Zenjiro, Zenjirou (Hepburn)

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

Possible writings

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

• , Japanese politician and cabinet minister
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese entrepreneur
• , Japanese field hockey coach

Fictional characters

• Zenjiro, a character in the manga series Kodocha
• , a character in the anime series Digimon Xros Wars