Yui: Japanese name written in kanji
Reading ゆい, in katakana ユイ.
How it is read
The reading is ゆい. In katakana it is ユイ, and in Hepburn romaji it is yui.
ゆい ユイ yui
Ways to write it in kanji
A Japanese name has one sound and can have many spellings. The reading ゆい can be written with different kanji, and each kanji has its own meaning.
These are the first 12 forms that JMnedict marks as male, female or given name, in the order of our data file. The order is not a popularity ranking, because JMnedict has no frequency data for these readings. JMnedict lists 172 written forms for this reading in total.
| Form | Kanji and meanings | Type | Also a surname |
|---|---|---|---|
| 結 | 結 tie, bind, contract, join | female | No |
| 由 | 由 wherefore, a reason | given name | Yes |
| 維 | 維 fiber, tie, rope | female | Yes |
| 遺 | 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve | female | No |
| 唯 | 唯 solely, only, merely, simply | female | Yes |
| 惟 | 惟 consider, reflect, think | female | No |
| 結以 | 結 tie, bind, contract, join 以 by means of, because, in view of, compared with | female | No |
| 結意 | 結 tie, bind, contract, join 意 idea, mind, heart, taste | female | No |
| 結生 | 結 tie, bind, contract, join 生 life, genuine, birth | female | No |
| 有以 | 有 possess, have, exist, happen 以 by means of, because, in view of, compared with | female | No |
| 有生 | 有 possess, have, exist, happen 生 life, genuine, birth | female | No |
| 由以 | 由 wherefore, a reason 以 by means of, because, in view of, compared with | female | No |
Meanings come from KANJIDIC2. A kanji with its own page is linked.
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