Genzou Nanzenji

Genzou Nanzenji (南禅寺 源蔵, Nanzenji Genzō) is the divorced husband of Mayo Kusanagi and the father of Godou Kusanagi and Shizuka Kusanagi.

Etymology

 * The name Genzou means "source, origin" (源) (gen) and "warehouse, cellar, magazine" (蔵) (zou).
 * Genzou's surname Nanzenji means "south" (南) (nan), "Zen/Zen Buddhism, silent meditation" (禅) (zen) and "temple" (寺) (ji).
 * His former married name Kusanagi means "grass, herb, weed" (草) (kusa) and "mow" (薙) (nagi).
 * Kusanagi comes from Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (which is the name Yamato Takeru gave to the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi), a legendary Japanese sword and one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan that represents the virtue of valor.

Trivia

 * When Genzou and Mayo Kusanagi got married, he took his wife's surname (Kusanagi).
 * Genzou has four different kinds of companies, each with its own business.