Yukina Japanese name meaning & kanji
雪菜
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 雪菜, combines snow + greens.
Yukina (ゆきな) is a Japanese girl’s name listed here with 1 kanji spelling. In its most typical form, 雪菜 pairs 雪 (“snow”) and 菜 (“greens”), so the name can be read as “snow + greens”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Yukina under seasons and flowers. Close friends and family might call her ゆきちゃん (yuki-chan) and ゆきなちゃん (yukina-chan).
- Hiragana
- ゆきな
- Katakana
- ユキナ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Yukina
- Morae
- 3 ゆきな
- Gender
- Girl
Yukina kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
雪菜
In 雪菜, 雪 means “snow” and 菜 means “greens, rapeseed blossom”.
- 雪snow
- 菜greens, rapeseed blossom
How to pronounce Yukina
Break Yukina into its 3 kana beats — yu · ki · na — and keep them evenly spaced. 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 | ゆ | ユ | yu | |
| 2 | き | キ | ki | |
| 3 | な | ナ | na |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Yukina. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- ゆきちゃんyuki-chan
- ゆきなちゃんyukina-chan
- ゆーちゃんyu-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Yukina mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 雪菜, Yukina means “snow + greens”.
- How do you write Yukina in Japanese?
- In hiragana ゆきな, in katakana ユキナ, and in kanji most typically 雪菜.
- Is Yukina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Yukina is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Yukina?
- Yukina has 3 morae: yu · ki · na (ゆきな). Hepburn romaji: Yukina.
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Other names written with one of the characters in Yukina.
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