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Origin and Meaning of the Name Genji

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Gender:

Boy


Origin:	Japanese


Meaning:	Two beginnings


Pronunciation:	(GEN jee) [Guide]

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Asian Names, Surnames Names, Japanese Names

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Japanese speaking countries

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The Japanese name Genji may be written with the characters for "beginning; former time; origin" (gen) and "two" (ji). Other possibilities include "meadow; primitive; field; plain; wilderness" (gen) and "two" (ji).
Genji is also the name of Japanese era, and a surname from an old clan name. The Minamoto clan was also called the Genji.