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Yū Darvish, a Japanese starting pitcher
Pronunciation/jɯː/ (IPA)
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesYūji
Yūka
Yūki
Yūko
Yūri
Yūsuke
Yūta
Yūto

or Yu or Yuu (ゆう, ユウ) is a very common Japanese given name used by either sex.

Possible writings

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

  • 優, "tenderness" or "superiority"
  • 夕, "evening"
  • 友, "friend"
  • 有, "qualified"
  • 勇, "courage"
  • 祐, "help"
  • 裕, "abundant"
  • 雄, "masculine"
  • 悠, "permanence"
  • 由宇, "reason, eaves"
  • 侑, "assist"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

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with the given name Yū

Fictional characters

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with the given name Yū