Ryūji Takeuchi

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
*, 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
*, 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
*, 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
*, Japanese rugby union player
*, 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
*, 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

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Japanese masculine given names