Eiji 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 (えいじ) or katakana (エイジ).

The Eiji era (永治, "eternal peace") is a period in the history of Japan, dating from 1141 to 1142 AD. It follows the Hōen era and precedes the Kōji era.

People with the name

• Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, born 1994), Japanese actor
• Eiji Aonuma (青沼 英二, born 1963), Japanese designer and video game director
• Eiji Ezaki (江崎 英治, 1968–2016), Japanese professional wrestler
• Eiji Funakoshi (船越 英二, 1923–2007), Japanese film actor
• Eiji Iijima (飯島 栄治, born 1979), Japanese shogi player
• Eiji Ikeda (池田 永治, 1889–1950), Japanese cartoonist, painter, illustrator, and haiga artist
• Eiji Kawashima (川島 永嗣, born 1983), Japanese football goalkeeper
• Eiji Mitooka (水戸岡 鋭治, born 1947), Japanese industrial designer
• Eiji Mitsuoka (光岡 映二, born 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial artist
• Eiji Miyashita (宮下 栄治, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
• Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治, 1946–2004), Japanese boxer
• Eiji Nakano (中野 英治, 1904–1990), Japanese film actor
• Eiji Oue (大植 英次, born 1956), Japanese conductor
• Eiji Sasaki (佐々木 英治, 1915–2007), Japanese businessman
• Eiji Shimomura (下村 英士, born 1959), Japanese volleyball player
• Eiji Takeuchi (栄治 竹内, born 1959), Japanese tennis player
• Eiji Tomii (富井 英司, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Eiji Toyoda (豊田 英二, 1913–2013), Japanese chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
• Eiji Tsuburaya (円谷 英二, 1901–1970), Japanese special effects director
• Eiji Wentz (ウエンツ 瑛士, born 1985), Japanese singer and entertainer
• Eiji Yanagisawa (柳沢 栄治), Japanese voice actor
• Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, 1892–1962), Japanese historical novelist

Fictional characters

• Eiji Asuma (明日真 映児), a character in the manga series Psychometrer Eiji
• Eiji Date (伊達 英二), a character in the manga and anime series Hajime no Ippo
• Eiji Hino (火野 映司), a character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider OOO
• Eiji Kamiya (神谷 エイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Wangan Midnight
• Eiji Kanda (神田 えいじ), a character in the manga and anime series Antique Bakery
• Eiji Kashii (樫井 栄児), a character in the light novel and anime series Juni Taisen: Zodiac War
• Eiji Kikumaru (菊丸 英二), a character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis
• Eiji Kisaragi (如月 影二), a character in the video game series Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters
• Eiji Niizuma (新妻 エイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Bakuman
• Eiji Sawakita (沢北 栄治), a character in the manga and anime series Slam Dunk
• Eiji Nochizawa (後沢 鋭二), a character in the anime film Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale
• Eiji Okumura (奥村 英二), a character in the manga and anime series Banana Fish
• Eiji Ōtori (鳳 英二), a character in the multimedia franchise Uta no Prince-sama
• Eiji Takaoka (高丘 映士), a character in the tokusatsu television series GoGo Sentai Boukenger