Yukinobu (ゆきのぶ)
Yukinobu is read ゆきのぶ and has 4 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 幸伸, 幸信 and 幸宣. All three are masculine.
Reading
ゆ·き·の·ぶ (4 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Yukinobu
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 幸伸ゆきのぶMasculine
Happiness + stretch
- 幸(ゆき)— happiness
- 伸(のぶ)— stretch
- 幸信ゆきのぶMasculine
Happiness + faith
- 幸(ゆき)— happiness
- 信(のぶ)— faith
- 幸宣ゆきのぶMasculine
Happiness + proclaim
- 幸(ゆき)— happiness
- 宣(のぶ)— proclaim
The kanji in Yukinobu
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 幸happiness3 spellings
- 伸stretch1 spelling
- 信faith1 spelling
- 宣proclaim1 spelling
Yukinobu with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 幸 (happiness)
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Questions about Yukinobu
Is Yukinobu a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Yukinobu is masculine.
What does Yukinobu mean?
Yukinobu is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 幸伸 reads as "happiness + stretch", 幸信 reads as "happiness + faith" and 幸宣 reads as "happiness + proclaim". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Yukinobu be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 幸伸, 幸信 and 幸宣. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Yukinobu?
ゆきのぶ is 4 beats: ゆ · き · の · ぶ. 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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