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Japanese given name

Yūka

ユウカ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

ゆうかユウカYūka
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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 spellings215

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows216

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yūka

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ゆうか

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユウカ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYūka

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

Mora segmentationゆ · う · か

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

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Reading profile

How Yūka 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 readings2

ゆうか · ユウカ

Kanji-based spellings214

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-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms170

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms42

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

ゆうか in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms243

248 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 237 · unspecified 11

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆうかYūka243248 source rowsfemale 237 · unspecified 11source rows · distinct forms: female 232 · unspecified 1100 source rows
ゆうがYūga00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —78 source rows
ゆうかYūka00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 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 Yūka

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 data214

7–43 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms214

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
ゆうかYūka3216
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
由布6 analyzed forms羽香5 analyzed forms優羽4 analyzed forms木綿4 analyzed forms有加3 analyzed forms優加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?

48 of 80 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 checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings48

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading31

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set8

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

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 Yūka 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
優tenderness, excel, surpass363402017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
香incense, smell, perfume31130009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
花flower24024007わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
佳excellent, beautiful, good23023008けい, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
華splendor, flower, petal220220010わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
夕evening21210003ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
結tie, bind, contract181800012ゆい, ゆうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
夏summer170170010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
由wherefore, a reason17160105—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
有possess, have, exist16130306あ, あら, あり, ある +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
加add, addition, increase14014005—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
友friend14130104う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2

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

ユウカ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yūkaゆうか
Characters in order
ユKanaウKanaカKana
Exact written form

ゆうか

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yūkaゆうか · this page
Characters in order
ゆKanaうKanaかKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 216. 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 Yūka 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.

優tenderness, excel, surpass36 of 216 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume31 of 216 analyzed forms花flower24 of 216 analyzed forms佳excellent, beautiful, good23 of 216 analyzed forms華splendor, flower, petal22 of 216 analyzed forms夕evening21 of 216 analyzed forms結tie, bind, contract18 of 216 analyzed forms夏summer17 of 216 analyzed forms由wherefore, a reason17 of 216 analyzed forms有possess, have, exist16 of 216 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yūka

216 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆうか. 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.

ユウカ

ユウカ · Yūka

Katakana ユウカMorae 3Strokes —

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

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ゆうか

ゆうか · Yūka

Katakana ユウカMorae 3Strokes —

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

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 216 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 215 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Yūka 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
ユウカユウカKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ゆうかゆうかKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
ゆう香ゆうか香 — incense, smell9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑佳ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 佳 — excellent, beautiful15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑優加ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 優 — tenderness, excel · 加 — add, addition29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑叶ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 叶 — grant, answer12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑夏ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 夏 — summer17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑果ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 果 — fruit, reward15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑歌ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 歌 — song, sing21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑花ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 花 — flower14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑郁ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 郁 — cultural progress, perfume16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑香ゆうか佑 — help, assist · 香 — incense, smell16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑佳ゆうか侑 — urge to eat · 佳 — excellent, beautiful16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑加ゆうか侑 — urge to eat · 加 — add, addition13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑夏ゆうか侑 — urge to eat · 夏 — summer18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
侑果ゆうか侑 — urge to eat · 果 — fruit, reward16All 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 Yūka 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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Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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Yū

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Yūji

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Yūri

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Yūna

113 recorded spellings

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Yūmi

98 recorded spellings

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Yūkō

70 recorded spellings

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Yūsuke

61 recorded spellings

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Yūhi

50 recorded spellings

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Yūjirō

46 recorded spellings

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Yūho

36 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Yūka

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

Exact reading

Search ゆうか

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Yu / ゆ

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優 — tenderness, excel

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

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香 — incense, smell

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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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