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Japanese given name

Yura

ゆら

Female-classified given-name records.

ゆらユラYura
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Reference coverage

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.

Distinct recorded spellings59

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows59

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yura

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingゆら

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユラ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYura

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Yura. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationゆ · ら

2 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Meaning by written form

What can Yura 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 “Yura”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings11

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings1

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

ゆら

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
ゆKana characterらKana character
Kanji spelling

侑楽

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
侑urge to eat楽music, comfort, ease
Kanji spelling

侑良

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
侑urge to eat良good, pleasing, skilled
Kanji spelling

優星

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass星star, spot, dot
Kanji spelling

優来

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass来come, due, next
Kanji spelling

優楽

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass楽music, comfort, ease
Kanji spelling

優海

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass海No English gloss loaded
Kanji spelling

優空

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass空empty, sky, void
Kanji spelling

優羅

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
Kanji spelling

優良

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass良good, pleasing, skilled
Kanji spelling

優蘭

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass蘭orchid, Holland
Kanji spelling

優音

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.

Characters and loaded glosses
優tenderness, excel, surpass音sound, noise

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 59. 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.

Reading profile

How Yura 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.

Recorded kana readings1

ゆら

Kanji-based spellings58

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms56

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

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.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

ゆら in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms59

59 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms2

2 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 59

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆらYura5959 source rowsfemale 59source rows · distinct forms: female 5922 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.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Yura

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.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data58

11–36 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms58

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
ゆらYura259
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

37 of 59 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.

Written forms checked59

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings37

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading22

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set14

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.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Yura 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.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome120120019—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
優tenderness, excel, surpass9900017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
楽music, comfort, ease8080013さ, た, やす, らJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
良good, pleasing, skilled808007じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
来come, due, next707007くり, くる, ごろ, さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
結tie, bind, contract6600012ゆい, ゆうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
空empty, sky, void505008うつ, き, くJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
夢dream, vision, illusion5500013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
悠permanence, distant, long time5500011ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
由wherefore, a reason550005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
夕evening330003ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
桜cherry3030010さ, ろうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

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.

Exact written form

ゆら

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yuraゆら · this page
Characters in order
ゆKanaらKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 59. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Yura 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.

羅gauze, thin silk, Rome12 of 59 analyzed forms優tenderness, excel, surpass9 of 59 analyzed forms楽music, comfort, ease8 of 59 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled8 of 59 analyzed forms来come, due, next7 of 59 analyzed forms結tie, bind, contract6 of 59 analyzed forms空empty, sky, void5 of 59 analyzed forms夢dream, vision, illusion5 of 59 analyzed forms悠permanence, distant, long time5 of 59 analyzed forms由wherefore, a reason5 of 59 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yura

59 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆら. 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.

ゆら

ゆら · Yura

Katakana ユラMorae 2Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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揺

ゆら · Yura

Katakana ユラMorae 2Strokes 12
揺swing, shake, sway, rock
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

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Spelling comparator

Compare Yura 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.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
ゆらゆらKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
侑楽ゆら侑 — urge to eat · 楽 — music, comfort21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑良ゆら侑 — urge to eat · 良 — good, pleasing15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優星ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 星 — star, spot26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優来ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 来 — come, due24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優楽ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 楽 — music, comfort30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優海ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 海27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優空ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 空 — empty, sky25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優羅ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 羅 — gauze, thin silk36All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優良ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 良 — good, pleasing24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優蘭ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 蘭 — orchid, Holland36All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優音ゆら優 — tenderness, excel · 音 — sound, noise26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勇等ゆら勇 — courage, cheer up · 等 — etc., and so forth21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勇羅ゆら勇 — courage, cheer up · 羅 — gauze, thin silk28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友羅ゆら友 — friend · 羅 — gauze, thin silk23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友良ゆら友 — friend · 良 — good, pleasing11All 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 Yura 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.

Related readings

More names beginning with ゆら

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · female · limited reference

Yurara

10 recorded spellings

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Yurari

4 recorded spellings

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Yurai

3 recorded spellings

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Yuran

3 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Yura

These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.

Given-name relationship

Yūra

優悠来楽空結羅良

8 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings

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Sakura

優夢来楽空羅良

7 shared kanji · 53 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mayura

優来楽由結羅良

7 shared kanji · 16 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayura

優来楽由結羅良

7 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yurara

優夢悠来楽羅良

7 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yurina

優夢悠由結羅

6 shared kanji · 199 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ayumi

優夢悠由空結

6 shared kanji · 158 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yūki

優夢悠来由結

6 shared kanji · 96 matching source-recorded spellings

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Miyuki

優夢悠来由結

6 shared kanji · 85 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yuki

優夢悠来由結

6 shared kanji · 84 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yui

優夢悠由結良

6 shared kanji · 73 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukiko

優夢悠来由結

6 shared kanji · 63 matching source-recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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Yu / ゆ

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羅 — gauze, thin silk

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優 — tenderness, excel

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Evidence on this page

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.

Source boundary

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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