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Japanese given name

Yukana

ゆかな

Female-classified given-name records.

ゆかなユカナYukana
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings42

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows42

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yukana

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingゆかな

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユカナ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYukana

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Yukana. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationゆ · か · な

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Yukana is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

ゆかな

Kanji-based spellings41

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms20

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms21

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name

ゆかな in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms42

42 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 42

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆかなYukana4242 source rowsfemale 42source rows · distinct forms: female 4200 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Yukana

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data41

9–35 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms41

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
ゆかなYukana342
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
花奈4 analyzed forms花菜3 analyzed forms香奈3 analyzed forms友香3 analyzed forms香菜2 analyzed forms夢叶2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

7 of 42 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked42

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings7

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading35

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set8

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

優哉
2 source-recorded readings
YūyaゆうやYukanaゆかな · this page
友香梨
2 source-recorded readings
Yukanaゆかな · this pageYukariゆかり
幸奏
2 source-recorded readings
Yukanaゆかな · this pageYukinaゆきな
悠哉
2 source-recorded readings
YūyaゆうやYukanaゆかな · this page
結叶
2 source-recorded readings
YuikaゆいかYukanaゆかな · this page

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Yukana spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
奈Nara, what?14014008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete12012009すすむJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
優tenderness, excel, surpass8800017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
花flower700707わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
友friend770004う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
叶grant, answer605105かの, かのうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
香incense, smell, perfume600609こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
菜vegetable, side dish, greens5050011ようJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
夢dream, vision, illusion5500013—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
柚citron330009—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
結tie, bind, contract3300012ゆい, ゆうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
侑urge to eat220008あつむ, すすむ, ゆき, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

ゆかな

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yukanaゆかな · this page
Characters in order
ゆKanaかKanaなKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 42. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Yukana spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

奈Nara, what?14 of 42 analyzed forms奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete12 of 42 analyzed forms優tenderness, excel, surpass8 of 42 analyzed forms花flower7 of 42 analyzed forms友friend7 of 42 analyzed forms叶grant, answer6 of 42 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume6 of 42 analyzed forms菜vegetable, side dish, greens5 of 42 analyzed forms夢dream, vision, illusion5 of 42 analyzed forms柚citron3 of 42 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yukana

42 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆかな. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

ゆかな

ゆかな · Yukana

Katakana ユカナMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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Spelling comparator

Compare Yukana forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
ゆかなゆかなKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
侑叶ゆかな侑 — urge to eat · 叶 — grant, answer13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑奏ゆかな侑 — urge to eat · 奏 — play music, speak to a ruler17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優伽奈ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 伽 — nursing, attending · 奈 — Nara, what?32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優可奈ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 可 — can, passable · 奈 — Nara, what?30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優哉ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 哉 — how, what26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優奏ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 奏 — play music, speak to a ruler26All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優果奈ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 果 — fruit, reward · 奈 — Nara, what?33All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優花菜ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 花 — flower · 菜 — vegetable, side dish35All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優華奈ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 華 — splendor, flower · 奈 — Nara, what?35All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優香奈ゆかな優 — tenderness, excel · 香 — incense, smell · 奈 — Nara, what?34All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友加奈ゆかな友 — friend · 加 — add, addition · 奈 — Nara, what?17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友叶ゆかな友 — friend · 叶 — grant, answer9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友奏ゆかな友 — friend · 奏 — play music, speak to a ruler13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友花奈ゆかな友 — friend · 花 — flower · 奈 — Nara, what?19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友香奈ゆかな友 — friend · 香 — incense, smell · 奈 — Nara, what?21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Yukana mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

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Yukashi

3 recorded spellings

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Yukata

3 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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奈 — Nara, what?

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奏 — play music, speak to a ruler

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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