Eiji

Eiji
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Variant form(s)英司
Related namesEiichi

Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

  • 栄治, "prosperity, peace"
  • 英治, "great, peace"
  • 英二, "great, second"
  • 永次, "eternity, next"

The name can also be written in hiragana (えいじ) or katakana (エイジ).

The Eiji era (永治, "eternal peace") is a period in the history of Japan, dating from 1141 to 1142 AD. It follows the Hōen era and precedes the Kōji era.

People with the name

  • Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, born 1994), Japanese actor
  • Eiji Aonuma (青沼 英二, born 1963), Japanese designer and video game director
  • Eiji Ezaki (江崎 英治, 1968–2016), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Eiji Funakoshi (船越 英二, 1923–2007), Japanese film actor
  • Eiji Iijima (飯島 栄治, born 1979), Japanese shogi player
  • Eiji Ikeda (池田 永治, 1889–1950), Japanese cartoonist, painter, illustrator, and haiga artist
  • Eiji Kawashima (川島 永嗣, born 1983), Japanese football goalkeeper
  • Eiji Mitooka (水戸岡 鋭治, born 1947), Japanese industrial designer
  • Eiji Mitsuoka (光岡 映二, born 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial artist
  • Eiji Miyashita (宮下 栄治, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
  • Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治, 1946–2004), Japanese boxer
  • Eiji Nakano (中野 英治, 1904–1990), Japanese film actor
  • Eiji Oue (大植 英次, born 1956), Japanese conductor
  • Eiji Sasaki (佐々木 英治, 1915–2007), Japanese businessman
  • Eiji Shimomura (下村 英士, born 1959), Japanese volleyball player
  • Eiji Takeuchi (栄治 竹内, born 1959), Japanese tennis player
  • Eiji Tomii (富井 英司, born 1987), Japanese footballer
  • Eiji Toyoda (豊田 英二, 1913–2013), Japanese chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
  • Eiji Tsuburaya (円谷 英二, 1901–1970), Japanese special effects director
  • Eiji Wentz (ウエンツ 瑛士, born 1985), Japanese singer and entertainer
  • Eiji Yanagisawa (柳沢 栄治), Japanese voice actor
  • Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, 1892–1962), Japanese historical novelist

Fictional characters

  • Eiji Asuma (明日真 映児), a character in the manga series Psychometrer Eiji
  • Eiji Date (伊達 英二), a character in the manga and anime series Hajime no Ippo
  • Eiji Hino (火野 映司), a character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider OOO
  • Eiji Kamiya (神谷 エイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Wangan Midnight
  • Eiji Kanda (神田 えいじ), a character in the manga and anime series Antique Bakery
  • Eiji Kashii (樫井 栄児), a character in the light novel and anime series Juni Taisen: Zodiac War
  • Eiji Kikumaru (菊丸 英二), a character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis
  • Eiji Kisaragi (如月 影二), a character in the video game series Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters
  • Eiji Niizuma (新妻 エイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Bakuman
  • Eiji Sawakita (沢北 栄治), a character in the manga and anime series Slam Dunk
  • Eiji Nochizawa (後沢 鋭二), a character in the anime film Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale
  • Eiji Okumura (奥村 英二), a character in the manga and anime series Banana Fish
  • Eiji Ōtori (鳳 英二), a character in the multimedia franchise Uta no Prince-sama
  • Eiji Takaoka (高丘 映士), a character in the tokusatsu television series GoGo Sentai Boukenger