is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms Reiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 礼二, "salute, two" 礼司, "salute, rule" 礼治, "salute, govern" 玲次, "sound of jewels, next" 怜児, "wise, child" 麗司, "lovely, rule" 零児, "zero, child" 零司, "zero, rule" 零時, "zero, time" (midnight) 伶史, "actor, history" 令治, "orders, govern" 澪士, "waterway, scholar" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People with the name , Japanese photographer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese Nihonga painter , Japanese football manager , Japanese voice actor , Japanese professional baseball pitcher , Japanese manga artist , Japanese manga artist Reiji Nagakawa (永川 玲二; 1928–2000), Japanese translator , Japanese molecular biologist , Japanese pastor, founder and chancellor , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese manga artist
Fictional characters
Azuma Reiji, a character from Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Takigawa Reiji (レイジ), a character from the fighting game series Bloody Roar Reiji (also known as "Rage"), a character in the manga Gravitation Reiji Arisu (零児), the original character in the action RPG/tactical RPG hybrid Namco × Capcom Reiji Akaba, called Declan Akaba in the English dub, the rival character in the anime and manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Reiji Fujita (玲司), the main character in the manga and anime series Gallery Fake Reiji Kageyama, antagonist of sci-fi/action manga and anime series Gate Keepers Reiji Kokonoe of Kodomo no Jikan Reiji Mitsurugi (怜侍), a character from the Japanese version of the Ace Attorney video game Reiji Mizuchi is from an anime called Beyblade: Metal Fusion series Reiji Namikawa (零司), a minor character in the manga and anime series Death Note Reiji Nogi (怜治), a villain in the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto Reiji Oozora (レイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Dragon Drive character Reiji Oyama (礼児), a character in the fighting game series Power Instinct Reiji Takayama (澪士), a character in the anime series based on the American comic book Witchblade Reiji Sakamaki (レイジ), a character in the visual novel and anime series Diabolik Lovers Reiji (レイジ), known as Reggie in the English dub, is a minor recurring character in the Diamond & Pearl Pokémon anime series and the older brother of Shinji (Paul). Reiji Suwa (怜治 ), a character from Prince of Stride. Reiji Kotobuki, a character from Uta no Prince-sama. Reiji Kido (城戸玲司 ), the Death arcana user from Megami Ibunroku Persona. he is renamed to Chris in the US English localization of Persona 1; Revelations: Persona.
See also 6565 Reiji, a Main-belt Asteroid