group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings38 Source spelling/reading rows38 Coverage levelExtended
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
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Yuki
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: Yuki. 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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Meaning by written form
What can Yuki 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 “Yuki”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.
character meanings available
no kanji meaning attached
based on the exact written form
Kanji spelling
優希
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
Kanji spelling
優紀
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
Kanji spelling
友紀
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
Kanji spelling
夕紀
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
Kanji spelling
夕貴
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
Kanji spelling
幸
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
Kanji spelling
弓季
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
Kanji spelling
有喜
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
Kanji spelling
有希
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
Kanji spelling
有木
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
Kanji spelling
有紀
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
Kanji spelling
有輝
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
Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 38. 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 Yuki 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.
ゆき
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
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.
ゆき in the imported JMnedict corpus
264 source spelling/reading rows
42 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ゆきYuki | 263264 source rows | female 258 · unspecified 6source rows · distinct forms: female 257 · unspecified 6 | 3842 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 Yuki
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.
6–26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ゆき | Yuki | 2 | 38 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
23 of 38 displayed written forms have more than one surname 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 surname corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
行木
柚木
幸
11 source-recorded readings
結城
11 source-recorded readings
由木
5 source-recorded readings
有木
行
4 source-recorded readings
門
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 Yuki 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 木 | tree, wood | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ぐ, も, もと | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 紀 | chronicle, account, narrative | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 有 | possess, have, exist | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あ, あら, あり, ある +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 希 | hope, beg, request | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | のぞ, のぞみ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 貴 | precious, value, prize | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | きよ, ぎ, たか, たかし +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 湯 | hot water, bath, hot spring | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 裕 | abundant, rich, fertile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 優 | tenderness, excel, surpass | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ゆ, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 夕 | evening | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ゆ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 季 | seasons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | すえ, とし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 城 | castle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いく, がき, き, くに +7 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
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
優希
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YūkiゆうきYukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 優希 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
優紀
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YūkiゆうきYukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 優紀 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
友紀
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YūkiゆうきYukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Other public forms containing the same contiguous sequence
The exact sequence 友紀 appears contiguously inside these other source-recorded forms.
Exact written form
夕紀
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YūkiゆうきYukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
夕貴
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YūkiゆうきYukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
幸
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
弓季
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
有喜
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
有希
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
YūkiゆうきYukiゆき · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
有木
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 38. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Yuki 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.
由wherefore, a reason10 of 38 analyzed forms木tree, wood7 of 38 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative6 of 38 analyzed forms有possess, have, exist5 of 38 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request4 of 38 analyzed forms貴precious, value, prize3 of 38 analyzed forms湯hot water, bath, hot spring3 of 38 analyzed forms裕abundant, rich, fertile3 of 38 analyzed forms優tenderness, excel, surpass2 of 38 analyzed forms夕evening2 of 38 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Yuki
38 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆき. 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.
優希
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
優紀
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
友紀
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
夕紀
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
夕貴
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
幸
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
弓季
ゆき · Yuki
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有喜
ゆき · Yuki
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有希
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
有木
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
有紀
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
有輝
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
柚木
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
油木
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
湯城
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
湯木
ゆき · Yuki
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湯来
ゆき · Yuki
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熊木
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
由妃
ゆき · Yuki
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由姫
ゆき · Yuki
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由季
ゆき · Yuki
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由岐
ゆき · Yuki
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由希
ゆき · Yuki
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由木
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
由樹
ゆき · Yuki
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由紀
ゆき · Yuki
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由記
ゆき · Yuki
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由貴
ゆき · Yuki
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祐希
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
結城
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
行
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
行木
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
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裕基
ゆき · Yuki
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裕紀
ゆき · Yuki
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裕貴
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
門
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
靭
ゆき · Yuki
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Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
靱
ゆき · Yuki
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Exact written-form relationship inside the imported surname corpus.
Spelling comparator
Compare Yuki 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 優希 | ゆき | 優 — tenderness, excel · 希 — hope, beg | 24 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 優紀 | ゆき | 優 — tenderness, excel · 紀 — chronicle, account | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 友紀 | ゆき | 友 — friend · 紀 — chronicle, account | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夕紀 | ゆき | 夕 — evening · 紀 — chronicle, account | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 夕貴 | ゆき | 夕 — evening · 貴 — precious, value | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 幸 | ゆき | 幸 — happiness, blessing | 8 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 弓季 | ゆき | 弓 — bow, bow (archery, violin) · 季 — seasons | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 有喜 | ゆき | 有 — possess, have · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 有希 | ゆき | 有 — possess, have · 希 — hope, beg | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 有木 | ゆき | 有 — possess, have · 木 — tree, wood | 10 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 有紀 | ゆき | 有 — possess, have · 紀 — chronicle, account | 15 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 有輝 | ゆき | 有 — possess, have · 輝 — radiance, shine | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 柚木 | ゆき | 柚 — citron · 木 — tree, wood | 13 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 油木 | ゆき | 油 — oil, fat · 木 — tree, wood | 12 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 湯城 | ゆき | 湯 — hot water, bath · 城 — castle | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 湯木 | ゆき | 湯 — hot water, bath · 木 — tree, wood | 16 | 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 Yuki 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 surnames beginning with ゆき
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.
Surname · limited reference
Yukino
7 recorded spellings
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6 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukida
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukihiro
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukimoto
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukinaga
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukishima
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukizawa
5 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYugi
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukimatsu
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukimori
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Surname · limited referenceYukinawa
4 recorded spellings
Explore →Shared-kanji relationships
Other surnames sharing kanji with Yuki
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.
Surname relationship
Yūki
優夕希有木湯由紀裕貴
10 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMaki
希木紀貴
4 shared kanji · 24 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipMiki
希木紀貴
4 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipAki
希木紀貴
4 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKishi
希木紀貴
4 shared kanji · 7 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipYū
夕有湯由
4 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipSuzuki
木紀貴
3 shared kanji · 20 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKimura
木紀貴
3 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipTaki
木紀貴
3 shared kanji · 9 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKita
木紀貴
3 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipKino
木紀貴
3 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →Surname relationshipYui
有湯由
3 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings
Inspect name →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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