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Yui (name)

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Yui
PronunciationYú-í
GenderFemale
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan

Yui (ゆい, ユイ) is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.

Written forms

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Yui can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 唯, "only, alone, sole"
  • 由, "reason"
  • 維, "supportive"
  • 惟, "think, consider, reflect"
  • 結, "tie/link"
  • 唯衣, "only, robe/clothing"
  • 由衣, "reason, robe/clothing"
  • 結衣, "tie/link, robe/clothing"

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

As a surname
  • 由井, "reason, well"
  • 油井, "oil well"
  • 由比, "reason, compare"

People

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With the given name Yui
  • Yui (singer) (born 1987), Japanese pop/rock artist
  • Yui Aragaki (新垣 結衣, born 1988), Japanese singer, actress and voice actress
  • Yui Asaka (浅香 唯, born 1969), Japanese singer and actress
  • Yui Hasegawa (長谷川 唯, born 1997), Japanese women's footballer
  • Yui Horie (堀江 由衣, born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress
  • Yui Ichikawa (市川 由衣, born 1986), Japanese actress and singer
  • Yui Imaizumi (今泉 佑唯, born 1998), Japanese actress and model
  • Yui Ishibashi (石橋 唯今, born 1996), Japanese field hockey player
  • Yui Ishikawa (石川 由依, born 1989), Japanese voice actress
  • Yui Itsuki (伊月 ゆい, born 1980), Japanese Heavy Metal singer and lyricist, leader of the band Yōsei Teikoku
  • Yui Kamiji (上地 結衣, born 1994), Japanese wheelchair tennis player
  • Yui Kobayashi (小林 由依, born 1999), Japanese singer and model
  • Yui Koike (小池 唯, born 1991), Japanese gravure figure and actress
  • Yui Makino (牧野由依, born 1986), Japanese voice actress
  • Yui Mizuno (水野 由結, born 1999), also known as YUIMETAL, Japanese singer and model
  • Yui Natsukawa (夏川 結衣, born 1968), Japanese actress
  • Yui Nītsu (由衣), a member of the former duo J-pop band Rythem
  • Yui Ohashi (大橋 悠依, born 1995), Japanese swimmer
  • Yui Okada (岡田 唯, born 1987), member of the J-pop group v-u-den
  • Yui Sunami (角南 唯, born 1991), Japanese handball player
  • Yui Yabuta (藪田 裕衣, born 1996), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Yui Yamane (山根 優衣, born 1994), Japanese swimmer
  • Yui Yokoyama (横山 由依, born 1992), Japanese actress
With the surname Yui
  • Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也, born 1970), Japanese astronaut
  • Kiyoo Yui (油井 潔雄, born 1943), Japanese hurdler
  • Noriko Yui, Japanese-Canadian professor of mathematics
  • Yui Shōsetsu (由井 正雪, 1605–1651), Japanese military strategist
  • Toshiki Yui (唯 登詩樹, born 1956), Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

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With the given name Yui

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With the surname Yui

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See also

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