Yuhei (ゆうへい)

Yuhei is read ゆうへい and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 勇平 and 悠平. All two are masculine.

Reading

ゆ·う·へ·い (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yuhei

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 勇平
    ゆうへい
    Masculine

    Courage + peace

    • 勇(ゆう)— courage
    • 平(へい)— peace
  • 悠平
    ゆうへい
    Masculine

    Distant + peace

    • 悠(ゆう)— distant
    • 平(へい)— peace

The kanji in Yuhei

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 平peace2 spellings
  • 勇courage1 spelling
  • 悠distant1 spelling

Yuhei with common surnames

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Questions about Yuhei

Is Yuhei a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Yuhei is masculine.

What does Yuhei mean?

Yuhei is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 勇平 reads as "courage + peace" and 悠平 reads as "distant + peace". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yuhei be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 勇平 and 悠平. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yuhei?

ゆうへい is 4 beats: ゆ · う · へ · い. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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