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Japanese given name

Yukiyo

ゆきよ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ゆきよユキヨYukiyo
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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 spellings51

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows51

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yukiyo

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ゆきよ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユキヨ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYukiyo

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

Mora segmentationゆ · き · よ

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

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Reading profile

How Yukiyo 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

ゆきよ

Kanji-based spellings50

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 forms29

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

ゆきよ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms51

51 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 49 · unspecified 2

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆきよYukiyo5151 source rowsfemale 49 · unspecified 2source rows · distinct forms: female 49 · unspecified 200 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 Yukiyo

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 data50

8–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes16

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms50

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
ゆきよYukiyo351
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
希代5 analyzed forms紀代5 analyzed forms友希2 analyzed forms幸世2 analyzed forms悠紀2 analyzed forms由喜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?

18 of 51 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 checked51

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings18

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading33

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set6

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

千代
3 source-recorded readings
ChishiroちしろChiyoちよYukiyoゆきよ · this page
敏世
3 source-recorded readings
ToshiyoとしよBinseiびんせいYukiyoゆきよ · 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 Yukiyo 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
代substitute, change, convert27027005すJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
世generation, world, society1009105とし, ゆ, ゆきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
由wherefore, a reason990005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
希hope, beg, request700707のぞ, のぞみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
紀chronicle, account, narrative710609おさむ, ただす, とし, とも +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
幸happiness, blessing, fortune660008こ, さき, さし, さっ +6Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
雪snow5500011せっ, ぶきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
与bestow, participate in, give404003とも, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
予beforehand, previous, myself404004—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
喜rejoice, take pleasure in3003012あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
友friend330004う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
有possess, have, exist330006あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3

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

ゆきよ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yukiyoゆきよ · this page
Characters in order
ゆKanaきKanaよKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 51. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Yukiyo 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.

代substitute, change, convert27 of 51 analyzed forms世generation, world, society10 of 51 analyzed forms由wherefore, a reason9 of 51 analyzed forms希hope, beg, request7 of 51 analyzed forms紀chronicle, account, narrative7 of 51 analyzed forms幸happiness, blessing, fortune6 of 51 analyzed forms雪snow5 of 51 analyzed forms与bestow, participate in, give4 of 51 analyzed forms予beforehand, previous, myself4 of 51 analyzed forms喜rejoice, take pleasure in3 of 51 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yukiyo

51 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆきよ. 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.

ゆきよ

ゆきよ · Yukiyo

Katakana ユキヨ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 Yukiyo 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
ゆきよゆきよKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
享与ゆきよ享 — enjoy, receive · 与 — bestow, participate in11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
享代ゆきよ享 — enjoy, receive · 代 — substitute, change13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑世ゆきよ侑 — urge to eat · 世 — generation, world13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倖世ゆきよ倖 — happiness, luck · 世 — generation, world15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
倖代ゆきよ倖 — happiness, luck · 代 — substitute, change15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優喜与ゆきよ優 — tenderness, excel · 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 与 — bestow, participate in32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
千代ゆきよ千 — thousand · 代 — substitute, change8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友希予ゆきよ友 — friend · 希 — hope, beg · 予 — beforehand, previous15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友希代ゆきよ友 — friend · 希 — hope, beg · 代 — substitute, change16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友紀代ゆきよ友 — friend · 紀 — chronicle, account · 代 — substitute, change18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夕希代ゆきよ夕 — evening · 希 — hope, beg · 代 — substitute, change15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
如代ゆきよ如 — likeness, like · 代 — substitute, change11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
幸与ゆきよ幸 — happiness, blessing · 与 — bestow, participate in11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
幸世ゆきよ幸 — happiness, blessing · 世 — generation, world13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
幸世代ゆきよ幸 — happiness, blessing · 世 — generation, world · 代 — substitute, change18All 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 Yukiyo 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.

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Exact reading

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代 — substitute, change

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世 — generation, world

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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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