Kanji (written: , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

, Japanese sprinter , Japanese water polo player , Japanese actor , Japanese actor and singer , Japanese general , Japanese naval officer Kanji Kitamura (born 1955), the founder of Bagel K , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese former cyclist , Japanese Governor , Japanese swordsman, author, researcher and master of shurikenjutsu , Japanese academic , Japanese footballer , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese voice actor , Japanese actor

Fictional characters , a character in the video game Persona 4 Kanji Koganegawa (黄金川 貫至), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!! with the position of setter from Date Tech High