Jun'ichi

Jun'ichi

Junichi Sasai, a naval aviator
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Depending on the kanji used

Jun'ichi or Junichi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Junichi can be written using different kanji characters. "Ichi" is nearly always written with the character 一 ("one") or its daiji (large numerals) form 壱, while "jun" might be written with a variety of characters, including:

• 純, "pure"
• 淳, "honest"
• 潤, "moisture"
• 準, "standard"
• 順, "obey"
• 准, "approve"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

• Bishūyama Jun'ichi (備州山 順一, 1919–1962), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Futatsuryū Jun'ichi (双津竜 順一, 1950–2014), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Junichi Hirokami (広上 淳一, born 1958), Japanese conductor
• Junichi Ihara (伊原 純一), Japanese diplomat
• Junichi Inagaki (稲垣 潤一, born 1953), Japanese singer
• Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Junichi Inoue (井上 純一, born 1971), Japanese speed skater
• Junichi Ishii (石井 準一, born 1957), Japanese politician
• Junichi Kajioka (梶岡 潤一), Japanese actor and producer
• Junichi Kakizaki (柿崎 順一, born 1971), Japanese artist, sculptor, and installation artist
• Jun'ichi Kanemaru (金丸 淳一, born 1962), Japanese voice actor
• Karigane Junichi (雁金 準一, 1879–1959), Japanese Go player
• Junichi Kato (加藤 順一, born 1935), Japanese rower
• Junichi Kawai (河合 純一), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Junichi Kogawa (古川 純一, born 1972), Japanese Nordic combined skier
• Junichi Komori (小森 純一, 1941–2015), Japanese three-cushion billiards player
• Jun'ichi Kōuchi (幸内 純一, 1886–1970), Japanese animator
• Junichi Masuda (増田 順一, born 1968), Japanese video game composer
• Junichi Misawa (三澤 純一, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Junichi Miyashita (宮下 純一, born 1983), Japanese swimmer
• Jun'ichi Nakahara (中原 淳一, 1913–1983), Japanese graphic artist and fashion designer
• Junichi Nakatsuru (中鶴 潤一), Japanese video game composer
• Jun-ichi Nishizawa (西澤 潤一, 1926–2018), Japanese engineer
• Junichi Okada (岡田 准一, born 1980), Japanese singer and actor
• Juniti Saito (born 1942), Brazilian Air Force general
• Junichi Sasai (笹井 醇一, 1918–1942), Japanese naval aviator
• Junichi Sato (佐藤 順一, born 1960), Japanese anime director
• Junichi Sawayashiki (澤屋敷 純一, born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
• Junichi P. Semitsu (born 1973), American professor of law
• Jun'ichi Sugawara (菅原 淳一, born 1959), Japanese voice actor
• Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一, born 1972), Japanese voice actor
• Junichi Tazawa (田澤 純一, born 1986), Japanese baseball player
• Jun'ichi Tsujii (辻井 潤一, born 1949), Japanese computer scientist
• Junichi Usui (臼井 淳一, born 1957), Japanese long jumper
• Junichi Watanabe (渡辺 淳一, 1933–2014), Japanese writer
• Junichi Watanabe (astronomer) (渡部 潤一, born 1960), Japanese astronomer
• Junichi Watanabe (footballer) (渡辺 淳一, born 1973), Japanese footballer
• Junichi Yamakawa, author of Kuso Miso Technique
• Jun'ichi Yoda (与田 凖一, 1905–1997), Japanese poet

Fictional characters

• Junichi Kawanaka (純一), a pitcher in the manga One Outs
• Jun'ichi Tsubaki (純一), a character in the manga Rockin' Heaven
• Jun'ichi Nagase, a main character in the anime Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka
• Jun'ichi Aikawa, a hero character in the anime Choujuu Sentai Liveman

See also

• 6052 Junichi, a main-belt asteroid