Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 健太郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEHN-TA-ṘO: [key] Other Forms FormsKentaro Meaning & History From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Many different combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.