Yui (ゆい)

Yui is read ゆい and has 2 beats. Our data lists 4 spellings: 結, 結衣, 唯 and 結以. Two are feminine and two work for either gender. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

ゆ·い (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

4 in our data

Gender

Depends on the spelling

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yui

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

  • 結
    ゆい
    CommonEither gender

    Bond

  • 結衣
    ゆい
    CommonFeminine

    Bonds that tie

    • 結(ゆ)— bond
    • 衣(い)— garment
  • 唯
    ゆい
    CommonEither gender

    Only one

  • 結以
    ゆい
    Feminine

    Bond

    • 結(ゆ)— bond
    • 以(い)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Yui

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

  • 結bond3 spellings
  • 衣garment1 spelling
  • 唯only1 spelling
  • 以chosen for sound1 spelling

Yui with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Yui on our lists

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Questions about Yui

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

It depends on the spelling: 結 works for either gender, 結衣 is feminine, 唯 works for either gender and 結以 is feminine.

What does Yui mean?

Yui is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 結 reads as "bond", 結衣 reads as "bonds that tie" and 唯 reads as "only one". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yui be written in kanji?

Our data lists 4: 結, 結衣, 唯 and 結以. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yui?

ゆい is 2 beats: ゆ · 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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