What is "kanda"

Kanda may refer to:

Kanda (plural makanda; before 1700 the singular was dikanda or likanda) in Kikongo is any social or analytical group, but often applied to lineages or groups of associated people who form a faction, band or other group. In Kongo documents written in Portuguese, or in older Portuguese accounts of Kongo it often is translated by "geração" (family or lineage in Portuguese). In older times, before about 1850, the term probably referred to elite lineages or descent groups (and their clients and slaves) who ruled the country. In modern Kikongo usage, for example in clan histories, or publications such as Nkutama a mvila za makanda (Tumba 1934, 4th edition, Matadi, 1972), it refers to a matrilineal descent group. In this literature, the kanda is often associated with a mvila or clan motto, which is in the form of a boast or other statement of identity, as well as a kinkulu, a history of the clan's migrations.

Kanda is a Japanese and Indian (Punjabi) surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aika Kanda, a Japanese announcer of NHK
• Hiroyuki Kanda, a top Japanese chef, and his eponymous Kanda restaurant in Roppongi, one of only 32 restaurants in Japan to earn 3 Michelin stars
• Masaki Kanda, a Japanese actor
• Sayaka Kanda (born 1986), a Japanese singer, a daughter of Masaki and Seiko Matsuda
• Uno Kanda, a Japanese model, actress, and TV talent
• Rajan Kanda, an Indian IT and Service Quality Management Expert. Born in 1977, Rajan is an internationally acclaimed consultant in IT Service Management and is one of the first 5 people in the world and first Indian professional to be awarded the Industry Recognition award called PSM (Professional in Service Management) by itSMF USA in April 2010. Visit his official website: www.rajankanda.com
• Mathias Kanda, a Zimbabwean marathon runner who ran in the 1964 Rome Olympic Games and won 3 South African marathon champions.
• Yasushi Kanda, a Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters:

• Sorata Kanda, protagonist of The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
• Yu Kanda, a character in the D.Gray-man series

Kanda is a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant located in Minato, Tokyo. It is owned and operated by sushi chef Hiroyuki Kanda.