Dear Japanese名前と漢字

Yui

結衣ゆい

A girl name with 4 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 結衣, combines tie + garment.

Hiragana
ゆい
Katakana
ユイ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Yui
Morae
2 ゆい
Gender
Girl

Kanji spellings

The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.

  • 結衣

    1. 結tie, bind, bear fruitLove & kindness
    2. 衣garment, robe

  • 唯

    1. 唯only, sole

  • 結

    1. 結tie, bind, bear fruitLove & kindness

  • 由衣

    1. 由reason, cause
    2. 衣garment, robe

Nicknames

How friends and family might shorten Yui. See the guide to -chan and -kun.

  • ゆいちゃんyui-chan
  • ゆーちゃんyu-chan

As a full name

In Japanese the surname comes first.

Names that share a kanji