Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 健策, 健作, 兼作, 堅策, 建策, 権作, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEN-SAH-KUU [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 策 (saku) meaning "plan; policy". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer is Kensaku Segoe, professional Go player.