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Japanese given name

Yūta

ゆーた

Recorded with both male and female given-name labels across dictionary entries.

ゆうたユウタYūta
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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 spellings17

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows17

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Yūta

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ゆうた

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formユウタ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationYūta

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

Mora segmentationゆ · う · た

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

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Yūta 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

ゆうた · ゆーた

Kanji-based spellings16

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 forms16

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

ゆうた in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms16

16 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsmale 5 · female 2 · unspecified 9

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
ゆーたYūta11 source rowunspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 100 source rows
ゆうたYūta1616 source rowsmale 5 · female 2 · unspecified 9source rows · distinct forms: male 5 · female 2 · unspecified 900 source rows
ゆうだYūda00 source rowssource rows · distinct forms: —79 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 Yūta

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 data16

8–24 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms16

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

6 of 17 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 checked17

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings6

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading11

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set6

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

佑歌
2 source-recorded readings
YūkaゆうかYūtaゆうた · this page
友太
2 source-recorded readings
TomotaともたYūtaゆうた · this page
由大
2 source-recorded readings
Yūtaゆうた · this pageYūdaiゆうだい
由歌
2 source-recorded readings
Yūtaゆうた · this pageYukaゆか

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 Yūta 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
plump, thick, big around10010004おお, たか, ひろJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
wherefore, a reason330005Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
large, big303003うふ, お, おう, た +9Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
help, assist220007すけ, たすく, ゆJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
song, sing2020014Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
tenderness, excel, surpass2200017ゆ, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
abundant, rich, fertile2200012すけ, のり, ひろ, ひろし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
masculine, male, hero2200012かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
washing, sieving, filtering101007Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
courage, cheer up, be in high spirits110009お, はやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
friend110004う, ど, ゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
soothe, calm, pacify110009Jinmeiyō · 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

ゆーた

Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yūtaゆーた · this page
Characters in order
KanaKanaKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 17. 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 Yūta 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.

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Yūta

16 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading ゆうた. 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.

ゆーた

ゆーた · Yūta

Katakana ユータMorae 3Strokes

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

Spelling comparator

Compare Yūta 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
ゆーたゆーたKana-only spellingKana spelling
佑太ゆうた佑 — help, assist · 太 — plump, thick11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佑歌ゆうた佑 — help, assist · 歌 — song, sing21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優太ゆうた優 — tenderness, excel · 太 — plump, thick21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
優汰ゆうた優 — tenderness, excel · 汰 — washing, sieving24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
勇太ゆうた勇 — courage, cheer up · 太 — plump, thick13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
友太ゆうた友 — friend · 太 — plump, thick8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
宥太ゆうた宥 — soothe, calm · 太 — plump, thick13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
悠太ゆうた悠 — permanence, distant · 太 — plump, thick15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
由大ゆうた由 — wherefore, a reason · 大 — large, big8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
由太ゆうた由 — wherefore, a reason · 太 — plump, thick9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
由歌ゆうた由 — wherefore, a reason · 歌 — song, sing19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
祐太ゆうた祐 — help · 太 — plump, thick14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
裕大ゆうた裕 — abundant, rich · 大 — large, big15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
裕太ゆうた裕 — abundant, rich · 太 — plump, thick16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
雄大ゆうた雄 — masculine, male · 大 — large, big15All 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 Yūta 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

More names beginning with ゆう

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.

Continue research

Where to go next from Yūta

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

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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