Yūya, Yuya or Yuuya is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yūya
Yuya Horihata, Japanese swimmer
Pronunciation/jɯːja/ (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingYuya (Kunrei-shiki)

Yuya (Nihon-shiki)

Yūya, Yuya, Yuuya (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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Yūya can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

  • 勇也, "courage, to be"
  • 悠也, "calm, to be"
  • 雄也, "male, to be"
  • 優也, "gentleness, to be"
  • 祐也, "to help, to be"
  • 佑也, "to help, to be"
  • 勇矢, "courage, arrow"
  • 悠矢, "calm, arrow"
  • 雄矢, "male, arrow"
  • 裕矢, "rich, arrow"
  • 優矢, "gentleness, arrow"
  • 祐矢, "to help, arrow"
  • 佑矢, "to help, arrow"
  • 勇哉, "courage, how (interrogative particle)"
  • 悠哉, "calm, how (interrogative particle)"
  • 雄哉, "male, how (interrogative particle)"
  • 優哉, "gentleness, how (interrogative particle)"
  • 祐哉, "to help, how (interrogative particle)"
  • 佑哉, "to help, how (interrogative particle)"
  • 勇弥, "courage, more and more"
  • 悠弥, "calm, more and more"
  • 雄弥, "male, more and more"
  • 優弥, "gentleness, more and more"
  • 夕夜, "evening, night"
  • 友哉, "friend, how (interrogative particle)"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうや or katakana ユウヤ.

Notable people with the name

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Fictional characters

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