Ryūji

Ryuji

Ryuji Chiyotaikai. Japanese sumo wrestler.
Pronunciation	ɾʲɯɯdʑi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different depending on the kanji. Usually "dragon 2" is the most commonly used kanji.
Other names
Alternative spelling	Ryuzi (Kunrei-shiki) Ryuzi (Nihon-shiki) Ryuuji, Ryūji, Ryuji (Hepburn)

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

Possible writings

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"
• 龍二, "dragon, 2"
• 龍次, "dragon, next"
• 龍司, "dragon, rule"
• 龍治, "dragon, govern"
• 龍児, "dragon, child"
• 隆二, "elevate, 2"
• 隆次, "elevate, next"
• 隆司, "elevate, rule"
• 隆児, "elevate, child"

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

Notable people with the name

• Ryuji Aigase (相ヶ瀬 龍史, born 1987), Japanese actor
• Ryuji Aminishiki (安美錦 竜児, born 1978), Japanese sumo wrestler
• 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 Hara (原 隆二, born 1990), Japanese boxer
• Ryuji Hijikata (土方 隆司, born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ryuji Imada (今田 竜二, born 1976), U.S.-based Japanese professional golfer
• Ryuji Imaichi (今市 隆二, 1986), Japanese singer
• Ryuji Ishino (石野 竜二, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Ryuji Ito (伊東 竜二, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ryuji Kajiwara (梶原 龍児, born 1976), Japanese kickboxer
• Ryuji Kamiyama (上山 竜治, born 1986), Japanese vocalist and actor
• Ryuji Kato (加藤 竜二, born 1969), Japanese footballer
• Ryuji Kashiwabara (柏原 竜二, born 1989), Japanese long-distance runner
• Ryuji Kawai (河合 竜二, born 1978), Japanese football player
• Ryuji Kimura (木村 龍治, born 1970), Japanese baseball player
• Ryuji Koga (古賀 龍二, born 1977), Japanese 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 Miyamoto (宮本 隆司, born 1947), Japanese photographer
• Ryuji Mochizuki (望月 竜次, 1988), Japanese footballer
• Ryuji Noguchi (野口 竜司, born 1995), Japanese rugby union player
• Ryuji Ono (大野 龍二, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
• Ryuji Ōtani (大谷 龍次, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
• Ryūji Saikachi (槐 柳二, born 1928), 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), video game composer
• Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二, born 1973), Japanese judoka
• Ryuji Sueoka (末岡 龍二, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Ryuji Takai (高井 隆司, born 1986), Japanese snowboarder
• Ryuji Yamaguchi (山口 竜志, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ryuji Yamane (山根 隆治, born 1948), Japanese politician
• Ryuji Yokoyama (横山 竜士, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
• Ryuji Yonemura (米村 龍二, born 1995), Japanese rugby player

Fictional characters

• Ryuji Danma (弾間 龍二), a character in the manga series Shonan Junai Gumi and its sequel Great Teacher Onizuka
• Ryuji Goda (郷田 龍司), a side character in Yakuza 0 and the main antagonist in Yakuza 2 and Yakuza Kiwami 2
• Ryuji "The Blade" Hanada (花田 竜二), a character in the manga series Crying Freeman
• Ryuji Hattori (服部 竜二), a character from the Kunio-Kun video game series
• Ryuji Ikeda (池田 竜次), a character in the manga series Initial D
• Ryuji Iwasaki (岩崎 リュウジ), a character from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
• Ryuji Kisaragi (如月 竜司), the main character of the light novel and anime series Dragon Crisis!
• Ryuji Kusaka (九坂 隆二), a character from Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy
• Ryuji Midorikawa (綠川 龍二), a character from Inazuma Eleven
• Ryuji Nagumo (七雲 竜次), a character from Hajime no Ippo
• Ryuuji Otogi (御伽 龍児), a character in the anime and manga series Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Ryuji Sakamoto (坂本 竜司), a major character in the video game Persona 5
• Ryuji Sugashita (菅下 竜二), a character in the manga series DNA²
• Ryuji Suguro (勝呂 竜士), a major character in Blue Exorcist
• Ryuji Takane (高嶺 竜児), the main character of the manga and anime series Ring ni Kakero
• Ryuji Takasu (高須 竜児), one of the main characters in the anime and light novel series Toradora!
• Ryuji Takayama (高山 竜司), a central character in the Ringu Trilogy
• Ryuji Toramaru (虎丸 龍次), a character in the manga series Sakigake!! Otokojuku
• Ryuji Yamazaki (山崎 竜二), a video game character in Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series