Miyuki Japanese name meaning & kanji
美雪
A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 美雪, combines beauty + snow.
Miyuki — ミユキ in katakana and みゆき in hiragana — is a 3-mora Japanese girl’s name. 美雪 pairs 美 (“beauty”) and 雪 (“snow”), giving the sense “beauty + snow”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Miyuki under beauty & grace and seasons. As a nickname, Miyuki might become みゆちゃん and みゆきちゃん.
- Hiragana
- みゆき
- Katakana
- ミユキ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Miyuki
- Morae
- 3 みゆき
- Gender
- Girl
Miyuki kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
美雪
美雪 = 美 beauty + 雪 snow.
- 美beauty
- 雪snow
深雪
In 深雪, 深 means “deep” and 雪 means “snow”.
- 深deep
- 雪snow
美幸
美幸 = 美 beauty + 幸 happiness.
- 美beauty
- 幸happiness, fortune
How to pronounce Miyuki
Miyuki has 3 morae, the beats of Japanese rhythm: mi · 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 | み | ミ | mi | |
| 2 | ゆ | ユ | yu | |
| 3 | き | キ | ki |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Miyuki. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- みゆちゃんmiyu-chan
- みゆきちゃんmiyuki-chan
- みーちゃんmi-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Miyuki mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 美雪, Miyuki means “beauty + snow”. Other spellings: 深雪 (deep + snow), 美幸 (beauty + happiness).
- How do you write Miyuki in Japanese?
- In hiragana みゆき, in katakana ミユキ, and in kanji most typically 美雪 (also 深雪, 美幸).
- Is Miyuki a boy's or a girl's name?
- Miyuki is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Miyuki?
- Miyuki has 3 morae: mi · yu · ki (みゆき). Hepburn romaji: Miyuki.
Related names that share a kanji
Other names written with one of the characters in Miyuki.
Names with the same meaning
Names whose kanji also mean beauty & grace, seasons and hope & happiness.
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