Ways to write Eiichi

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

栄一

栄to flourish一one, first

Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata

英一

英outstanding, hero一one, first

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Eiichi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

影一shadow + oneBoy

栄市to flourish + marketBoy

詠一to recite a poem + oneBoy

Famous people named Eiichi

Shibusawa Eiichi 栄一Japanese industrialist known as the "father of Japanese capitalism" (1840-1931)

Eiichi Uemura 植村 映一Japanese association football player

Eiichi Yamamoto 山本 暎一Japanese film director and screenwriter

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.