Rei is both a Japanese given name and a Hebrew given name. ... In Hebrew, the name Rei (רעי Re`iY) originates in biblical texts which mean "my shepherd; my companion; my friend". In Hebrew, the word 'Rei' can be used for (or by) either gender, while in Japanese, Rei is generally only a given name for females.
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Possible writings
*麗, "lovely, graceful, beautiful"
*霊, "spirit, ghost, departed soul"
*例, "example, custom, usage, usual"
*零, "zero"
*玲, "exquisite, clever, sound of jewels"
*令, "rule, order, command"
*礼, "etiquette, bow, gratitude"
*怜, "wise"
*鈴, "small bell"
*嶺, "peak, summit, mountain top"
*黎, "black, dark, many"
*澪, "water route, shipping canal"
*励, "encourage, inspire"
*伶, "actor"
*苓, "plant, herb, mushroom"
*禮, "manners, social custom, honor"
*齢, "age"
*冷, "cool, chill"
*蛎, "oyster"
*砺, "whetstone, polish"
*戻, "return, resume, go backwards"
*蠣, "oyster"
*レイ, Rei written in
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
*れい, Rei written in
hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
People with the name
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Rei Dan
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress. She began her career as a member of the Takarazuka Revue. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize for '' Kabei: Our Mother''.
Filmography
Dramas
Film
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(檀れい, born 1971), actress
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Ray Fujita (藤田玲, born 1988), actor
*Rei Gesing (born 1973), german author
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Rei Hiroe
is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his manga ''Black Lagoon''. When he is working on '' doujin'' comics he goes by the name Red Bear. Hiroe's manga were originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in the 1990s but none were complete. As a ...
(広江 礼威, born 1972), manga artist
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Rei Igarashi
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress and voice actress who works for Rush Style. She is married to fellow voice actor Show Hayami, and is the mother of the Japanese voice actor Hideyuki Hayami.
Filmography
Anime
*'' Brave of ...
(大濱 貴子, born 1963), actress and voice actress
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Rei Kawakubo (川久保 玲, born 1942), fashion designer, founder of Comme des Garçons
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Rei Kikukawa (菊川 怜, born 1978), actress, model and television presenter
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Rei Mikamoto
is a Japanese horror manga artist who wrote and illustrated , , and . The last was adapted in 2010 as a feature movie as ''Big Tits Zombie
is a 2010 Japanese fantasy- horror film. It was adapted from the manga ''Kyonyū Dragon'' by Rei Mi ...
(三家本 礼, born 1974), horror manga artist
*Rei Nakano (中野澪, born 1999), actor
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Rei Okamoto
is Japanese model and actress who stars as Mia Amagishi in '' Threads of Destiny''. She also appears in the NHK Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in th ...
(岡本玲, born 1991), model and actress
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Rei Omishi
is a Japanese screenwriter and manga artist. She is best known for illustrating the ''Sorcerer Hunters'' manga series, which was based on the light novels written by Satoru Akahori, and which was adapted into an anime series. Her other works inc ...
(臣士れい, born 19--), screenwriter and manga author/artist
*Rei Otori (大鳥れい, born 1973), actress
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Rei Sakuma (佐久間 レイ, born 1965), voice actor
*, Japanese badminton player
*, Japanese motorcycle racer
*, Japanese baseball player
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Rei Takedomi, Japanese shogi player
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Rei Yoshii (吉井怜, born 1992), actress
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Rei Naoi (直井怜, born 2004), singer, rapper
Other people
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Rei Berroa
Rei Berroa (born in Gurabo, Dominican Republic, 1949) is a Dominican-American poet, university professor, literary and cultural critic, and translator living in the United States. He has published more than 25 books of poetry, anthologies, transl ...
(born 1949), Dominican-American poet, university professor, literary and cultural critic, and translator
Fictional characters
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Rei (Breath of Fire character), a character in the video game ''Breath of Fire III''
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Rei (Fist of the North Star character)
The following is a list of characters from the manga and anime franchise ''Fist of the North Star'' by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted.
Hokuto Shinken
Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳, "B ...
, a character in the manga series ''Fist of the North Star''
*Rei, a character in the video game ''
Ōkami
is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months a ...
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*Rei, a character in the video game ''
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth''
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Rei (Urusei Yatsura)
The ''Urusei Yatsura'' manga series features a large ensemble cast of characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. It tells the story of Japanese teenager Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally pro ...
, a character in the manga series ''Urusei Yatsura''
*Rei Amayado, a character in the multimedia project ''
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle ''
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Rei Ayanami
is a fictional character from the anime ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', created by Gainax. She is the First Child and pilot of a giant mecha named Evangelion Unit 00. At the beginning of the series, Rei is an enigmatic figure whose unusual behav ...
, a character in the media franchise ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''
*Rei Furuya, a character in the manga series ''
Detective Conan''
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Rei Hasekura
This is the list of characters of the light novel, manga and anime series ''Maria-sama ga Miteru''. Most of the characters either attend Lillian School for Girls, or in the case of male characters, are related to or dating a student of Lillian.
C ...
, a character in the light novel series ''Maria-sama ga Miteru''
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Rei Hino
, better known as , is a fictional character in the '' Sailor Moon'' manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. In the series, Rei is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural ...
, a character in the anime and manga series ''Sailor Moon''
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Rei Hizuki
is a Japanese anime franchise produced by Konami and animated by J.C.Staff. A 30-minute OVA episode was released on August 25, 2006 and a television series adaptation aired on Chiba TV from July 5, 2007, to December 27, 2007.
Plot
In the ...
, a character in the anime series ''Sky Girls''
*Rei Hōōmaru, a character in the anime series ''
Kill la Kill''
*Rei Houjou, a character in the manga series ''
Mirai Nikki
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the Dia ...
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Rei Kashino, a character in the manga and drama series ''Mars''
*Rei Katsura, a character in the anime series ''
Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters''
*Rei Kiriyama, protagonist of the manga series ''
March Comes in Like a Lion''
*Rei Kizaki, a character in the anime series ''
Aikatsu Stars!''
*Rei Kohmyoji, a character in the OVA series ''
Kikaider 01: The Animation''
*Rei Kon, a character in the anime series ''
Beyblade''
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Rei Kurosawa, a character in the video game series ''Fatal Frame''
*Rei Mekaru (銘苅 冷), the Ultimate Teacher, from
Danganronpa Another Despair Academy
is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...
*Rei Miyamoto, a character in the manga series ''
Highschool of the Dead''
*Rei Ogami, a character in the anime and manga series ''
Code:Breaker''
*Rei Ryghts, a character in the video game ''
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
is an action role-playing game developed and published by Idea Factory with the assistance of Compile Heart. It is the third installment in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' franchise. Set in the year 1989, the story takes place after '' Hyperdim ...
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*Rei Ryugazaki, a character in the anime series ''
Free!
''Free!'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, , written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award ...
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*Rei Sagara, a character in the anime and manga series ''
Love Stage!!
is a Japanese ''yaoi'' manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka Ciel'' magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin ...
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*Rei Sakuma, a character in the ''Ensemble Stars'' series
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Rei Saotome
This is the list of characters in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' animated series. The official English anime and the English manga by VIZ Media have changed character names.
Main characters
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:The main protagonist of the series. He is described as an e ...
(早乙女レイ)(Blair Flannigan), a character in the anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
*Rei Shimizu (志水礼), a character in the video game series ''
Danganronpa
is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...
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*Rei Suzumura, a character in the ''tokusatsu'' series ''
Garo''
*Rei Suzuya, a character in the manga series ''
Tokyo Ghoul''
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Rei Tachibana, a character in the ''tokusatsu'' series ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman''
*Rei Takashima, a character in the manga series ''
Deadman Wonderland''
*, a character in the manga series ''
My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...
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Rei Toei Rei Toei is a fictional character in the Bridge trilogy of speculative fiction novels by William Gibson. Rei is introduced as the title character in Gibson's 1995 novel ''Idoru'', as an artificial intelligence, an embodied agent simulating a human f ...
, a character in the novel series Bridge trilogy
*Rei Wakana, a character in the media franchise ''
BanG Dream!''
*, a character in the manga/anime
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