Yukiya (ゆきや)

Yukiya is read ゆきや and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 幸哉 and 幸也. All two are masculine.

Reading

ゆ·き·や (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yukiya

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

  • 幸哉
    ゆきや
    Masculine

    Happiness

    • 幸(ゆき)— happiness
    • 哉(や)— chosen for sound
  • 幸也
    ゆきや
    Masculine

    Happiness

    • 幸(ゆき)— happiness
    • 也(や)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Yukiya

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

  • 幸happiness2 spellings
  • 哉chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 也chosen for sound1 spelling

Yukiya with common surnames

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

Questions about Yukiya

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

In our data every spelling of Yukiya is masculine.

What does Yukiya mean?

Yukiya is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 幸哉 reads as "happiness" and 幸也 reads as "happiness". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yukiya be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Yukiya?

ゆきや is 3 beats: ゆ · き · や. 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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