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

Possible writings

Ryūji can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

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 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 ...

りゅうじ or

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 ...

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 *, 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 is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014. Career In 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by Daisuke Asakura. ...

(上山竜治, born 1986), Japanese vocalist and actor *, Japanese footballer *Ryuji Kashiwabara (柏原竜二, born 1989), Japanese long-distance runner *

Ryuji Kawai is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kawai was born in Itabashi, Tokyo on July 14, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1997. However he could not play at all in the match until 1999 and ...

(河合竜二, born 1978), Japanese football player *, 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 is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukui, Fukui and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the National Police Agency National Po ...

(松村龍二, born 1938), Japanese politician *

Ryuji Michiki is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Michiki was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on 25 August 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1992. He mainly played as left ...

(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 is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Fujieda MYFC are a Japanese J2 League football club based in Fujieda, Shizuoka. It is funded by online subscribers and is the first of its kind in Japan. The club spent two seasons in the ...

(望月竜次, 1988), Japanese footballer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese long-distance runner *Ryuji Ōtani (大谷龍次, born 1988), Japanese baseball player *

Ryūji Saikachi was a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for his roles as Matthew Cuthbert in '' Anne of Green Gables'', Old Man in ''Paranoia Agent'', and Dwarf in ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils''. Saikachi died from congestive heart failure on Septem ...

(槐柳二, born 1928), Japanese voice actor *

Ryuji Sainei , born on October 8, 1981, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Banban "Ban" Akaza/Deka Red in the 2004 Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. He is currently a freelance actor but ...

(載寧龍二, born 1981), Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *

Ryuji Sasai is a Japanese video game music, video game composer and bass guitarist. He is best known for his work on ''Xak'', ''Final Fantasy Legend III'' and ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest''. His musical career came about when he was 15 years old, and he for ...

(笹井隆司, born 1961), video game composer *Ryuji Sonoda (園田隆二, born 1973), Japanese

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

*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 外務副大臣など歴任　山根隆治さん死去
was a Japanese politicia ...

(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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1990 to October 1996, compiled in 31 ''tankōbon'' volumes, and has been re-released in a deluxe ...

'' and its sequel '' Great Teacher Onizuka'' *

Ryuji Goda is a fictional character from Sega's action-adventure game '' Like a Dragon'' series, previously known as ''Yakuza'' outside of Japan, first appearing in 2006's ''Yakuza 2''. Goda also appears as one of the main characters in a spin-off title of ...

(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 The series (typically localized as ''River City'') is a video game series started by Technōs Japan. The series is now handled by Arc System Works who purchased all of the intellectual property rights from Technōs' successor, Million Corp. The ...

'' video game series *Ryuji Ikeda (池田竜次), a character in the manga series ''

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...

'' * 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! is a Japanese light novel series by Kaya Kizaki, with illustrations by Itsuki Akata. As of March 2011, thirteen volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint. An anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in 2011. ...

'' * Ryuji Kusaka (九坂隆二), a character from '' Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy'' * Ryuji Midorikawa (綠川龍二), a character from ''

Inazuma Eleven is an association football-themed media franchise created by Level-5 (company), Level-5. The franchise began with the release of ''Inazuma Eleven (video game), Inazuma Eleven'' in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide b ...

'' *Ryuji Nagumo (七雲竜次), a character from ''

Hajime no Ippo is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tankōb ...

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Ryuuji Otogi The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series features an extensive cast of characters created by Kazuki Takahashi. The series takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Domino City, in which most of the characters that appear in the series originate. Many plot ...

(御伽龍児), a character in the anime and manga series ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

'' * Ryuji Sakamoto (坂本竜司), a major character in the video game ''

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

'' *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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between January 1977 and October 1981. The individual chapters were compiled by Shueisha into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volume ...

'' * Ryuji Takasu (高須竜児), one of the main characters in the anime and light novel series ''

Toradora! is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three ...

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Ryuji Takayama This article lists the characters who have appeared in the Japanese ''Ring'' films, based on a series of novels written by Koji Suzuki. The series is made up of ''Ring'', '' Rasen'', ''Ring 2'', '' Ring 0: Birthday'' and ''Sadako 3D''. The films ...

(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 ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of ''The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main pl ...

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