Ryūji

Ryuji
Ryuji Chiyotaikai. Japanese sumo wrestler.
Pronunciationɾʲɯɯdʑi (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent depending on the kanji. Usually "dragon 2" is the most commonly used kanji.
Other names
Alternative spellingRyuzi (Kunrei-shiki)

Ryuzi (Nihon-shiki)

Ryuuji, Ryūji, Ryuji (Hepburn)

Ryūji (also spelled Ryuji or Ryuuji) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Ryūji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 竜二, "dragon, 2"
  • 竜次, "dragon, next"
  • 竜司, "dragon, rule"
  • 竜児, "dragon, child"
  • 竜治, "dragon, govern"
  • 竜士, "dragon, warrior"
  • 龍二, "dragon, 2"
  • 龍次, "dragon, next"
  • 龍司, "dragon, rule"
  • 龍治, "dragon, govern"
  • 龍児, "dragon, child"
  • 龍士, "dragon, warrior"
  • 隆二, "elevate, 2"
  • 隆次, "elevate, next"
  • 隆司, "elevate, rule"
  • 隆児, "elevate, child"
  • 隆士, "elevate, warrior"

The name can also be written in hiragana りゅうじ or katakana リュウジ.

Notable people with the name

  • Ryuji Aminishiki (安美錦 竜児, born 1978), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Ryuji Aoki (青木 龍史; born 1998), Japanese professional basketball player
  • Ryuji Bando (播戸 竜二; born 1979), Japanese footballer
  • Ryuji Chiyotaikai (千代大海 龍二, born 1976), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Ryuji Endo (遠藤 竜志; born 1976), Japanese baseball player
  • Ryuji Fujita (藤田 隆治; 1907–1965), Japanese artist and Olympic bronze medalist
  • Ryuji Fujiyama (藤山 竜仁; born 1973), Japanese former football player
  • Ryuji Goto (五藤 隆二; born 1931), Japanese rower
  • Ryuji Hara (原 隆二; born 1990), Japanese professional boxer
  • Ryuji Hijikata (土方 隆司; born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Ryuji Hirota (廣田 隆治; born 1993), Japanese professional footballer
  • Ryuji Horii (堀井 利有司; born 1974), Japanese retired male backstroke swimmer.
  • Ryuji Ichioka (一岡 竜司; born 1991), Japanese former professional baseball player
  • Ryuji Imada (今田 竜二; born 1976), U.S.-based Japanese professional golfer
  • Ryuji Imaichi (今市 隆二; born 1986), Japanese singer
  • Ryuji Ishii (石井 龍司; born 1970), Japanese former rugby union player
  • Ryuji Ishizue (石末 龍治; born 1964), Japanese former football player
  • Ryuji Ito (伊東 竜二; born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Ryuji Izumi (和泉 竜司; born 1993), Japanese footballer
  • Ryuji Kajiwara (梶原 龍児; born 1976), Japanese former professional kickboxer and boxer
  • Ryuji Kamiyama (上山 竜治; born 1986), Japanese vocalist and actor
  • Ryuji Kato (加藤 竜二; born 1969), Japanese footballer
  • Ryuji Kawai (河合 竜二; born 1978), Japanese football player
  • Ryuji Kawai (basketball) (河合 竜児; born 1975), Japanese coach of the Shimane Susanoo Magic
  • Ryuji Kimura (木村 龍治; born 1970), Japanese baseball player
  • Ryūji Kita (北 竜二; 1905–1972), Japanese actor
  • Ryuji Kitamura (北村 隆二; born 1981), Japanese former football player
  • Ryuji Koizumi (小泉 龍司; born 1952), Japanese politician
  • Ryuji Kubota (窪田 龍二; born 1976), Japanese former football player
  • Ryuji Kumita (組田 龍司; born 1967), Japanese racing driver and team owner
  • Ryuji Kusaba (草場 龍治; born 2000), Japanese wheelchair rugby player
  • Ryuji Masuda (増田 龍治; born 1968), Japanese CGI animation director
  • Ryuji Matsumura (松村 龍二; born 1938), Japanese politician
  • Ryuji Michiki (路木 龍次; born 1973), Japanese football player
  • Ryuji Miki (三木 竜二; born 1975), Japanese racing and drifting driver
  • Ryuji Miura (三浦 龍司; born 2002), Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser
  • Ryuji Miyade (宮出 隆自; born 1977), Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
  • Ryūji Miyajima (宮島 竜治; born 1967), Japanese film editor
  • Ryūji Miyamoto (宮本 隆司; born 1947), Japanese photographer
  • Ryuji Mizuno (水野 龍司; 1952–2022), Japanese voice actor
  • Ryuji Mochizuki (望月 竜次; born 1988), Japanese footballer
  • Ryuji Muraki (邑木 隆二; born 1979), Japanese retired sprinter
  • Ryuji Noguchi (野口 竜司; born 1995), Japanese rugby union player
  • Ryuji Ono (大野 龍二; born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Ryūji Saikachi (槐 柳二; 1928–2017), Japanese voice actor
  • Ryuji Sainei (載寧 龍二; born 1981), Japanese actor
  • Ryuji Saito (才藤 龍治; born 1993), Japanese footballer
  • Ryuji Sasai (笹井 隆司; born 1961), Japanese video game composer
  • Ryuji Sato (佐藤 隆治; born 1977), Japanese former football referee
  • Ryūji Satomi (里見 隆治; born 1967), Japanese politician
  • Ryuji Sawakami (澤上 竜二; born 1993), Japanese footballer
  • Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二; born 1973), Japanese judoka
  • Ryuji Sueoka (末岡 龍二; born 1979), Japanese former football player
  • Ryuji Sugimoto (杉本 竜士; born 1993), Japanese football player
  • Ryuji Tabuchi (田渕 龍二; born 1973), Japanese former football player
  • Ryūji Tanabe (田邊 隆二; 1884–1945), Japanese bureaucrat
  • Ryuuji Umeda (梅田 竜二; born 1968), Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player
  • Ryuji Utomo (born 1995), Indonesian professional footballer
  • Ryuji Wada (和田 竜二; born 1977), Japanese retired jockey and future trainer
  • Ryuji Wakatake (若竹 竜士; born 1987), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
  • Ryuji Watanabe (渡邊 竜二; born 1971), Japanese general manager of the Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya
  • Ryuji Yamakawa (山川 竜司; born 1970), Japanese retired professional wrestler
  • Ryuji Yamamoto (born 1988), Japanese racing driver
  • Ryuji Yamane (山根 隆治; born 1948), Japanese politician
  • Ryuji Yokoe (横江 竜司; born 1978), Japanese motorcycle racer
  • Ryuji Yokoyama (横山 竜士; born 1970), Japanese professional baseball player

Fictional characters


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