Ryoichi

Ryoichi is a masculine Japanese given name, an alternate transcription of the name Ryōichi. It is typically written in kanji as 良一 or 亮一, though other kanji combinations are possible.

Etymology

The name Ryōichi is composed of two elements. The first element, ryō, can be written with the kanji 良 meaning "good, virtuous" or 亮 meaning "clear". The second element, ichi (一), means "one". Thus, the name can be interpreted as "good one" or "clear one". Alternative kanji may include 遼 (distant), 僚 (colleague), or 了 (complete), among others.

Notable Bearers

According to Wikipedia, several notable individuals bear the name Ryoichi or its variants. In sports, Ryoichi Adachi (written as 了一) is a Japanese baseball player (born 1988); Ryoichi Fujisawa (藤沢 良一) was a Nordic combined skier (born 1927); Ryoichi Kawakatsu (川勝 良一; born 1958) is a former footballer and manager; and Ryoichi Fukushige (福重 良一; born 1971) is another footballer. In other fields, Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一; 1907–1993) was a renowned composer; Ryoichi Sagawa (佐川 良一; 1949–1967) was a felon; and Ryoichi Ikegami (池上 遼一; born 1944) is a famous manga artist. Others include high jumper Ryoichi Akamatsu, politician Ryoichi Hattori (born 1950), ballet dancer Ryoichi Hirano, businessman Ryoichi Jinnai, screenwriter Ryoichi Kimizuka, amateur wrestler Ryoichi Mitani, boxer Ryoichi Manoilla, and voice actor Ryoichi Tanaka.

• Meaning: "good one" or "clear one" from Japanese ryō (good, clear) + ichi (one)
• Origin: Japanese
• Type: Given name, masculine
• Related forms: Ryōichi, Ryouichi