Dear Japanese名前と漢字

Yuka

由香ゆか

A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 由香, combines reason + fragrance.

Hiragana
ゆか
Katakana
ユカ
Romaji (Hepburn)
Yuka
Morae
2 ゆか
Gender
Girl

Kanji spellings

The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.

Nicknames

How friends and family might shorten Yuka. See the guide to -chan and -kun.

  • ゆかちゃんyuka-chan
  • ゆーちゃんyu-chan

As a full name

In Japanese the surname comes first.

Names that share a kanji