Yuri (ゆり)

Yuri is read ゆり and has 2 beats. Our data lists one spelling, 百合. It is a feminine name on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

ゆ·り (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

1 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names

Kanji spellings of Yuri

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

  • 百合
    ゆり
    CommonFeminine

    Lily

    • 百— hundred
    • 合— join

The kanji in Yuri

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

  • 百hundred1 spelling
  • 合join1 spelling

Yuri with common surnames

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

Yuri on our lists

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Questions about Yuri

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

In our data every spelling of Yuri is feminine.

What does Yuri mean?

Yuri is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 百合 reads as "lily". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yuri be written in kanji?

Our data lists 1: 百合. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yuri?

ゆり is 2 beats: ゆ · り. 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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