Kenta

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'''Kenta''' ({{langx|ja|廉侍}}) is a masculine Japanese given name. (written: {{Nihongo2|健太}}, {{Nihongo2|建太}}, {{Nihongo2|研太}}, {{Nihongo2|賢太}} or {{Nihongo2|ケンタ}} in katakana).

Notable people with the name include:

*{{Nihongo|Kenta Abe|阿部健太||born 1984}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Kenta Fukasaku|深作健太||born 1972}}, Japanese film director *{{Nihongo|Kenta Hayashi|林健太||born 1994}}, Japanese kickboxer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Kataoka| 片岡健太||born 1985}};Japanese musician and lead vocalist for rock band sumika (band) *{{Nihongo|Kenta Kobashi|小橋建太||born 1967}}, Japanese professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Kenta Kobayashi|小林健太||born 1981}}, Japanese professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Kenta Hasegawa|長谷川健太||born 1965}}, Japanese football manager *{{Nihongo|Kenta Ito|伊藤研太||born 1999}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Izuka|猪塚健太||born 1986}}, Japanese actor and television personality *{{Nihongo|Kenta Maeda|前田健太||born 1988}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Kenta Matsudaira|松平健太||born 1991}}, Japanese table tennis player *{{Nihongo|Kenta Miyake|三宅健太||born 1977}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Kenta Miyawaki|宮脇健太||born 2001}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Nagasawa|長澤憲大||born 1993}}, Japanese judoka *{{Nihongo|Kenta Nishizawa|西澤健太||born 1996}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Shimaoka|島岡健太||born 1973}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Shimizu|清水健太||born 1981}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Takanashi|高梨健太||born 1997}}, Japanese volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Kenta Tanaka|田中健太||born 1988}}, Japanese field hockey player *{{Nihongo|Kenta Yamazaki|山崎健太||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kenta Yoshikawa|吉川健太||born 1986}}, Japanese footballer

==Fictional characters== *{{Nihongo|Kenta (Black Mask)|ケンタ|}} in ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' *{{Nihongo|Kenta|ケンタ|}} in ''Ani-Yoko'' *{{Nihongo|Kenta Date (a.k.a. MegaRed)|伊達健太|}} in ''Denji Sentai Megaranger'' *{{Nihongo|Kenta Kitagawa|北川健太|}} in ''Digimon Tamers'' *Kenta Yumiya (湯宮健太) in ''Beyblade: Metal Fusion'' * Kenta, civilian name of Lung, a villain in the web publication ''Worm''

==See also== * Kentarō * Tarō (given name)

Category:Japanese masculine given names Category:Masculine given names