group-level written forms
Yui
ユイ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
Extended source depth
This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
How to read Yui
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Yui. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
2 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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What can Yui mean?
A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Yui”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
ユイ
This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.
ゆい
This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.
ユ依
This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.
佑似
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
佑依
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
佑唯
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
佑衣
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
侑以
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
侑似
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
侑依
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
侑生
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
侑衣
These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 170. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.
How to read these meanings
The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.
How Yui is represented
These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.
ゆい · ユイ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spelling
How this reading is classified in the source corpus
This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.
ゆい in the imported JMnedict corpus
170 source spelling/reading rows
20 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ゆいYui | 169170 source rows | female 166 · unspecified 4source rows · distinct forms: female 165 · unspecified 4 | 2020 source rows |
| ゆいYui | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 00 source rows |
Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.
Source-supplied text attached to Yui records
JMnedict can attach trans_det text to a name-classification block. This may be a Latin spelling, label or descriptor. It is shown only when it adds information beyond this site’s generated romanization.
| Written form | Source reading | JMnedict source text |
|---|---|---|
| ユイ | ゆい | Ewy |
Meaning boundary: this is text supplied by JMnedict for the associated name-classification block. It is not an inferred kanji meaning, a translation of the written characters as a whole, proof of a person’s preferred Latin spelling, or evidence of popularity.
170 source-text items were omitted because they are equivalent to the generated romanization and would add no distinct information.
Corpus structure behind Yui
This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.
4–31 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| ゆい | Yui | 2 | 170 |
Can the same writing be read another way?
33 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.
How recurring characters function across Yui spellings
Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 由 | wherefore, a reason | 28 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 衣 | garment, clothes, dressing | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 唯 | solely, only, merely | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 依 | reliant, depend on, consequently | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | よ, より | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 優 | tenderness, excel, surpass | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ゆ, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 結 | tie, bind, contract | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ゆい, ゆう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 以 | by means of, because, in view of | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | もち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 生 | life, genuine, birth | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | あさ, いき, いく, いけ +21 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 友 | friend | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | う, ど, ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 有 | possess, have, exist | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あ, あら, あり, ある +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 維 | fiber, tie, rope | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | これ, たもつ, つぐ, ゆい +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 夕 | evening | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context
These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.
ユイ
ゆい
ユ依
佑似
佑依
The exact sequence 佑依 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
佑唯
The exact sequence 佑唯 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
佑衣
侑以
侑似
侑依
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 170. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Kanji recurring across Yui spellings
Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.
Explore written forms of Yui
170 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆい. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.
ユイ
ユイ · Yui
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
ゆい
ゆい · Yui
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
ユ依
ゆい · Yui
佑似
ゆい · Yui
佑依
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
佑唯
ゆい · Yui
佑衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
侑以
ゆい · Yui
侑似
ゆい · Yui
侑依
ゆい · Yui
侑生
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
侑衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
侑音
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優以
ゆい · Yui
優伊
ゆい · Yui
優似
ゆい · Yui
優依
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優唯
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優妃
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優威
ゆい · Yui
優惟
ゆい · Yui
優愛
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優生
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優維
ゆい · Yui
優育
ゆい · Yui
優苺
ゆい · Yui
優衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
優郁
ゆい · Yui
友以
ゆい · Yui
友唯
ゆい · Yui
友彩
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
友惟
ゆい · Yui
友愛
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
友斐
ゆい · Yui
友絃
ゆい · Yui
友結
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
友維
ゆい · Yui
友衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
右泉
ゆい · Yui
唯
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯一
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯以
ゆい · Yui
唯伊
ゆい · Yui
唯依
ゆい · Yui
唯好
ゆい · Yui
唯愛
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯批
ゆい · Yui
唯斐
ゆい · Yui
唯生
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯由
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯芽
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯衣
ゆい · Yui
夕以
ゆい · Yui
夕依
ゆい · Yui
夕彩
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夕惟
ゆい · Yui
夕斐
ゆい · Yui
夕維
ゆい · Yui
夕衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夢伊
ゆい · Yui
夢依
ゆい · Yui
夢唯
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夢姫
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夢生
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夢衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
夢追
ゆい · Yui
宥依
ゆい · Yui
床衣
ゆい · Yui
弓依
ゆい · Yui
弓衣
ゆい · Yui
悠井
ゆい · Yui
悠以
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
悠依
ゆい · Yui
悠生
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
悠維
ゆい · Yui
悠衣
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
惟
ゆい · Yui
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
愉怡
ゆい · Yui
愉衣
ゆい · Yui
Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 170 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 169 distinct written spellings.
Compare Yui forms side by side
Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ユイ | ユイ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ゆい | ゆい | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ユ依 | ゆい | 依 — reliant, depend on | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑似 | ゆい | 佑 — help, assist · 似 — becoming, resemble | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑依 | ゆい | 佑 — help, assist · 依 — reliant, depend on | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑唯 | ゆい | 佑 — help, assist · 唯 — solely, only | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑衣 | ゆい | 佑 — help, assist · 衣 — garment, clothes | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑以 | ゆい | 侑 — urge to eat · 以 — by means of, because | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑似 | ゆい | 侑 — urge to eat · 似 — becoming, resemble | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑依 | ゆい | 侑 — urge to eat · 依 — reliant, depend on | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑生 | ゆい | 侑 — urge to eat · 生 — life, genuine | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑衣 | ゆい | 侑 — urge to eat · 衣 — garment, clothes | 14 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑音 | ゆい | 侑 — urge to eat · 音 — sound, noise | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優 | ゆい | 優 — tenderness, excel | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優以 | ゆい | 優 — tenderness, excel · 以 — by means of, because | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優伊 | ゆい | 優 — tenderness, excel · 伊 — Italy, that one | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.
What does Yui mean?
There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.
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10 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings
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9 shared kanji · 103 matching source-recorded spellings
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9 shared kanji · 82 matching source-recorded spellings
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9 shared kanji · 53 matching source-recorded spellings
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9 shared kanji · 37 matching source-recorded spellings
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8 shared kanji · 108 matching source-recorded spellings
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8 shared kanji · 77 matching source-recorded spellings
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8 shared kanji · 14 matching source-recorded spellings
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7 shared kanji · 223 matching source-recorded spellings
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7 shared kanji · 116 matching source-recorded spellings
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7 shared kanji · 109 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →What each source establishes
JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.
The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.
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