Eiji
| Eiji | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eiichi |
Eiji (えいじ, エイジ) 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 or katakana.
The Eiji (era) (永治, eternal peace) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, literally "year name") after Hōen and before Kōji. This period spanned the years from 1141 through 1142.
People
- Eiji Aonuma (英二, born 1963), Japanese designer and director of video games
- Eiji Ezaki (英治, born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler
- Eiji Kawashima (永嗣, born 1983), Japanese football goalkeeper
- Eiji Mitooka (鋭治, born 1947), Japanese industrial designer
- Eiji Mitsuoka (光岡映二, born January 1, 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial artist
- Eiji Miyashita (宮下 栄治 born 1978), Japanese voice actor
- Eiji Nakano (英治, 1904–1990), Japanese film actor
- Eiji Oue (英次, born 1957), Japanese conductor
- Eiji Toyoda (英二, 1913–2013), chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
- Eiji Tsuburaya (英二, 1901–1970), Japanese special effects director
- Eiji Wentz (瑛士, born 1985), Japanese singer and entertainer
- Eiji Yanagisawa (栄治), Japanese voice actor
- Eiji Yoshikawa (英治, 1892–1962), Japanese historical novelist
Characters
- Eiji Hino (映司), a character in the tokusatsu Kamen Rider OOO
- Eiji Kamiya (エイジ), a character in the anime and manga Wangan Midnight
- Eiji Kikumaru (英二), a character in the anime and manga The Prince of Tennis
- Eiji Kisaragi (影二), a character in Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters series
- Eiji Niizuma (エイジ-), a character in the anime and manga Bakuman.
- Eiji Sawakita (栄治), a character in the manga Slam Dunk