Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 太治, 代司, 代次, 代治, 代二, 台爾, 大司, 大士, 大志, 大慈, 大次, 大治, 大爾, 大自, 大仁, 大二, 大路, 悌治, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 太 (dai) meaning "thick, big", 代 (dai) meaning "generation", 台 (dai) meaning "pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles", 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" or 悌 (dai) meaning "serving our elders" combined with 治 (ji) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 司 (ji) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence", 二 (ji) meaning "two", 爾 (ji) meaning "you, thou, second person", 士 (ji) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (ji) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", 自 (ji) meaning "oneself", 仁 (ji) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" or 路 (ji) meaning "path, route, road, distance". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are Daiji Takahashi, a Japanese mixed martial artist and Daiji Yamada, a Japanese professional basketball player.