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Opening reading family

Japanese names beginning with Yu (ゆ)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with Yu. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

325 name readingsCurrent page contains 1,193 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.

Given name · female

Yua

38 recorded spellings

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Yumeka

38 recorded spellings

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Yukika

37 recorded spellings

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Yūho

36 recorded spellings

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Yūzō

35 recorded spellings

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Yūya

34 recorded spellings

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Yūshi

33 recorded spellings

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Yuzu

33 recorded spellings

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Yūga

32 recorded spellings

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Yumemi

28 recorded spellings

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Yurino

28 recorded spellings

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Yūichi

28 recorded spellings

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Yukihiko

27 recorded spellings

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Yukiyoshi

27 recorded spellings

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Yūa

27 recorded spellings

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Yūnosuke

27 recorded spellings

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Yuzuka

27 recorded spellings

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Yumina

25 recorded spellings

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Yuni

25 recorded spellings

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Yūma

25 recorded spellings

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Yūsei

25 recorded spellings

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Yusa

24 recorded spellings

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Yūra

24 recorded spellings

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Yūshō

24 recorded spellings

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Yuyu

24 recorded spellings

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Yuzuru

24 recorded spellings

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Yuiri

23 recorded spellings

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Yūichirō

23 recorded spellings

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Yūno

23 recorded spellings

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Yūtarō

23 recorded spellings

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Yūyu

23 recorded spellings

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Yukine

22 recorded spellings

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Yūto

22 recorded spellings

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Yukitoshi

21 recorded spellings

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Yumeko

20 recorded spellings

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Yuno

20 recorded spellings

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Yūi

20 recorded spellings

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Yuimi

19 recorded spellings

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Yukiha

19 recorded spellings

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Yurimi

19 recorded spellings

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Yutori

19 recorded spellings

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Yūsaku

19 recorded spellings

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Yuko

18 recorded spellings

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Yukinobu

17 recorded spellings

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Yūgo

17 recorded spellings

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Yūshin

17 recorded spellings

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Yūta

17 recorded spellings

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Yuzumi

17 recorded spellings

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