Koyuki Japanese name meaning & kanji
小雪
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 小雪, combines small + snow.
Parents in Japan who choose the girl’s name Koyuki (こゆき) also choose its kanji. The spelling listed here is 小雪, meaning “small + snow”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Koyuki under seasons. As a nickname, Koyuki might become こゆちゃん and こゆきちゃん.
- Hiragana
- こゆき
- Katakana
- コユキ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Koyuki
- Morae
- 3 こゆき
- Gender
- Girl
Koyuki kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
小雪
小雪 combines 小 (“small”) and 雪 (“snow”), read together as “small + snow”.
- 小small, little
- 雪snow
How to pronounce Koyuki
Koyuki has 3 morae, the beats of Japanese rhythm: ko · yu · ki. Give each beat about the same length. Japanese vowels are short and clear: a as in “father”, i as in “machine”, u as in “food” (with unrounded lips), e as in “met”, o as in “more”.
| Beat | Kana | Katakana | Romaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | こ | コ | ko | |
| 2 | ゆ | ユ | yu | |
| 3 | き | キ | ki |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Koyuki. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- こゆちゃんkoyu-chan
- こゆきちゃんkoyuki-chan
- こーちゃんko-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Koyuki mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 小雪, Koyuki means “small + snow”.
- How do you write Koyuki in Japanese?
- In hiragana こゆき, in katakana コユキ, and in kanji most typically 小雪.
- Is Koyuki a boy's or a girl's name?
- Koyuki is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Koyuki?
- Koyuki has 3 morae: ko · yu · ki (こゆき). Hepburn romaji: Koyuki.
Related names that share a kanji
Other names written with one of the characters in Koyuki.
Names with the same meaning
Names whose kanji also mean seasons.
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