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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Shinji
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| pronunciation= shín-jí
| gender = Male
| meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the [[kanji]] used.
| region = Japanese
| origin = Japanese
| related names = [[Shin (Japanese name)|Shin]]<br>[[Shin'ichi]]<br>[[Shingo (disambiguation)|Shingo]]
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{{wiktionary|しんじ|シンジ|しん二|Shinji}}
{{nihongo|'''Shinji'''|しんじ, シンジ}} is a masculine [[Japanese given name]]. Notable people with the name include:

*[[Shinji Aoba]] (真司), perpetrator of the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack
*[[Shinji Aoyama]] (真治), a Japanese film director
*[[Shinji Aramaki]] (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
*[[Shinji Hashimoto]] (真司), a Japanese game producer
*[[Shinji Harada]] (真二), a Japanese pop music artist
*[[Shinji Higuchi]] (真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist
*[[Shinji Hosoe]] (慎治), a Japanese composer
*[[Shinji Hosokawa]] (伸二), a Japanese [[judoka]]
*[[Shinji Inoue]] (信治), a Japanese politician
*[[Shinji Ishihira]] (信司), a Japanese director
*[[Shinji Kagawa]] (真司), a Japanese football player
*[[Shinji Kajio]] (真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy
*[[Shinji Kawada]] (紳司), a Japanese voice actor
*[[Shinji Kazama]] (深志), a Japanese motorcyclist
*{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Kobayashi]]|小林 伸二||born 1960}}, Japanese footballer and manager
*[[Shinji Maejima]] (信次), a Japanese Orientalist
*[[Shinji Maki]] (伸二), a Japanese comedian
*[[Shinji Mikami]] (真司), a Japanese video game designer
*[[Shinji Mizui]] (伸次), a Japanese musician
*[[Shinji Mizushima]] (新司), a Japanese manga artist
*[[Shinji Miyadai]] (真司), a Japanese sociologist
*[[Shinji Miyazaki]] (慎二), a Japanese composer/arranger
*[[Shinji Mori]] (慎二), a Japanese baseball pitcher
*[[Shinji Morisue]] (慎二), a Japanese gymnast and [[tarento]]
*[[Shinji Nakae]] (真司), a Japanese voice actor
*[[Shinji Nakano]] (信治), a Japanese racing driver
*{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Ogura]]|小倉 新司||born 1944}}, Japanese long jumper
*[[Shinji Okazaki]] (慎司), a Japanese football player
*[[Shinji Ono]] (伸二), a Japanese football player
*[[Shinji Orito]] (伸治), a Japanese musical composer
*{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Otsu]]|大津 真二||born 1961}}, Japanese sailor
*{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Shimoyama]]|下山 真二||born 1975}}, Japanese baseball player
*[[Shinji Sogō]] (十河 信二), creator of the [[Shinkansen]] high-speed rail system
*[[Shinji Sōmai]] (相米 慎二), a Japanese film director
*[[Shinji Takahashi (disambiguation)]], multiple people
**{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Takahashi (baseball)]]|高橋 信二||born 1978}}, Japanese baseball player
**{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Takahashi (religious leader)]]|高橋 信次||1927–1976}}, Japanese religious leader
**{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Takahashi (sport shooter)]]|高橋 信司||born 1937}}, Japanese sport shooter
**{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Takahashi (volleyball)]]|髙橋 慎治||born 1980}}, Japanese volleyball player
*[[Shinji Takamatsu]] (信司), anime director for Gin Tama
*[[Shinji Takao]] (紳路), a Japanese professional Go player
*[[Shinji Takeda]] (真治), a Japanese actor and saxophonist
*[[Shinji Takehara]] (慎二), a Japanese professional boxer
*[[Shinji Takahira]] (慎士), a Japanese sprinter
*[[Shinji Tanimura]] (新司), a Japanese singer-songwriter
*{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Tominari]]|冨成 慎司||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer
*[[Shinji Tsujio]] (真二), a Japanese football player
*[[Shinji Turner-Yamamoto]], a Japanese environmental artist
*[[Shinji Udaka]] (伸次), a Japanese baseball player
*[[Shinji Wada]] (慎二), a Japanese manga artist
*[[Shinji Yamamoto (handballer)|Shinji Yamamoto]] (伸二), a Japanese [[handball]] player
*{{Nihongo|[[Shinji Yamasaki]]|山崎 慎次||born 1962}}, Japanese water polo player

==Fictional characters==
*Shinji, from ''[[Kids Return]]''
*Shinji, from ''[[Texhnolyze]]''
*Shinji, an [[antagonist]] of the [[manga]] ''[[Digimon Chronicle]]'', partnered with [[Omnimon X]]
*Shinji, the Japanese name of Paul from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
*Shinji Hirako, from ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]''
*Shinji Ibu, a regular for the Fudomine Middle School tennis team in the ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'' series
*[[Shinji Ikari]], from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
*Shinji Inui, from ''[[Initial D]]''
*Shinji Itou, a supporting character in the visual novel and anime ''[[Chaos;Child]]''
*Shinji Kamuro, from ''[[Mob Psycho 100]]''
*Shinji Kasai, the Ultimate Firefighter, from the ''[[Danganronpa]]'' series
*Shinji Kido, the title hero from ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''
*Shinji Koganei, from ''[[Kuroko's Basketball]]''
*Shinji Kubo, the protagonist of the [[Yukio Mishima]] novel ''[[The Sound of Waves]]''
*Shinji Matou, from ''[[Fate/Stay Night]]''
*Shinji Mimura, from ''[[Battle Royale (novel)|Battle Royale]]''
*Shinji Nakagawa, from ''[[Megazone 23]]''
*Shinji Nishiya/Kamui Woods, from ''[[My Hero Academia]]''
*Shinji Tanaka, from ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''
*Shinji Watari, from ''[[Haikyuu!!]]''
*Shinji Webber, from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V]]''
*Shinji Yoshimatsu, from ''[[Lycoris Recoil]]''

==See also==
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* {{lookfrom|Shinji}}
* {{intitle|Shinji}}

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[[Category:Japanese masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]