group-level written forms
Yuiko
ゆいこ
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 Yuiko
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: Yuiko. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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What can Yuiko 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 “Yuiko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
ゆいこ
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.
ユイ子
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.
ゆい子
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.
佑唯子
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.
佑惟子
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.
佑衣子
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.
侑以子
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.
侑依子
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.
侑衣子
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.
優意子
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.
優結子
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.
優衣子
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 62. 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 Yuiko 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.
ゆいこ · ユイこ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spelling
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
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.
ゆいこ in the imported JMnedict corpus
62 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ゆいこYuiko | 6162 source rows | female 61 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 60 · unspecified 1 | 00 source rows |
| ゆいこYuiko | 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.
Corpus structure behind Yuiko
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.
3–33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ゆいこ | Yuiko | 3 | 62 |
Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.
Can the same writing be read another way?
11 of 62 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 Yuiko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | い, き, ぎ, く +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 由 | wherefore, a reason | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 衣 | garment, clothes, dressing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 結 | tie, bind, contract | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ゆい, ゆう | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 以 | by means of, because, in view of | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | もち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 依 | reliant, depend on, consequently | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | よ, より | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 唯 | solely, only, merely | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 祐 | help | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 惟 | consider, reflect, think | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | ただ, よし, のぶ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 友 | friend | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | う, ど, ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 佑 | help, assist | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | すけ, たすく, ゆ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 侑 | urge to eat | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | あつむ, すすむ, ゆき, ゆ | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
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.
ゆいこ
ユイ子
ゆい子
佑唯子
佑惟子
佑衣子
侑以子
侑依子
侑衣子
優意子
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 62. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Kanji recurring across Yuiko 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 Yuiko
62 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆいこ. 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.
ゆいこ
ゆいこ · Yuiko
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
ユイ子
ユイこ · Yuiko
ゆい子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
佑唯子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
佑惟子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
佑衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
侑以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
侑依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
侑衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
優意子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
優結子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
優衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
友以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
友依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
友唯子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
友衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
唯子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
唯湖
ゆいこ · Yuiko
唯瑚
ゆいこ · Yuiko
夢以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
幸子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
幸衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
悠以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
悠已子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
悠惟子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
惟子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
愉依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
敬緯子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
有以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
有為子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
有衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
柚一子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由井子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由伊子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由似子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
由惟子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由比子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由為子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由生子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
由維子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由緯子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
由郁子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
百愛子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
祐以子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
祐依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
祐偉子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
祐唯子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
祐惟子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
祐衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
結依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
結子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
結心
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
結瑚
ゆいこ · Yuiko
結衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
結衣心
ゆいこ · Yuiko
結言子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
裕依子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
裕衣子
ゆいこ · Yuiko
Compare Yuiko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ゆいこ | ゆいこ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| ユイ子 | ユイこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| ゆい子 | ゆいこ | 子 — child, sign of the rat | 3 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑唯子 | ゆいこ | 佑 — help, assist · 唯 — solely, only · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑惟子 | ゆいこ | 佑 — help, assist · 惟 — consider, reflect · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 佑衣子 | ゆいこ | 佑 — help, assist · 衣 — garment, clothes · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑以子 | ゆいこ | 侑 — urge to eat · 以 — by means of, because · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 16 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑依子 | ゆいこ | 侑 — urge to eat · 依 — reliant, depend on · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 侑衣子 | ゆいこ | 侑 — urge to eat · 衣 — garment, clothes · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優意子 | ゆいこ | 優 — tenderness, excel · 意 — idea, mind · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 33 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優結子 | ゆいこ | 優 — tenderness, excel · 結 — tie, bind · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 32 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優衣子 | ゆいこ | 優 — tenderness, excel · 衣 — garment, clothes · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 友以子 | ゆいこ | 友 — friend · 以 — by means of, because · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 友依子 | ゆいこ | 友 — friend · 依 — reliant, depend on · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 友唯子 | ゆいこ | 友 — friend · 唯 — solely, only · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 友衣子 | ゆいこ | 友 — friend · 衣 — garment, clothes · 子 — child, sign of the rat | 13 | 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 Yuiko 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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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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