Yuichi

Yuichi

Yuichi Fukunaga, Japanese jockey
Pronunciation	jɯɯitɕi, jɯitɕi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yuiti (Kunrei-shiki) Yuiti (Nihon-shiki) Yūichi, Yuichi, Yuuichi (Hepburn)

Yūichi, Yuichi, or Yuuichi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūichi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 勇一, "courage, 1"
• 祐一, "to help, 1"
• 祐市, "to help, city"
• 佑一, "to help, 1"
• 佑市, "to help, city"
• 裕一, "abundant, 1"
• 裕市, "abundant, city"
• 雄一, "male, 1"
• 友一, "friend, 1"
• 悠一, "long time, 1"
• 悠市, "long time, city"
• 優一, "superiority, 1"
• 有一, "to have, 1"
• 邑一, "village, 1"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆういち or katakana ユウイチ.

Yuichi is a separate given name.

• 諭一, "to persuade, 1"
• 愉一, "pleased, 1"
• 愈一, "more and more, 1"

And can also be written in hiragana ゆいち or katakana ユイチ.

Notable people with the name

• Yuichi Akasaka (赤坂 雄一, born 1967), Japanese short track speed skater
• Yuichi Fukunaga (福永 祐一, born 1976), Japanese jockey
• Yuichi Hirano (平野 佑一, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Yuichi Honda (本多 雄一, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yuichi Kodama (児玉 裕一), Japanese video director
• Yuichi Ito (井藤 祐一, born 1986), Japanese tennis player
• Yūichi Komano (駒野 友一, born 1981), Japanese football player
• Yuichi Matsumoto (松元 ユウイチ, born 1980), Brazilian baseball player
• Yuichi Mizutani (水谷 雄一, born 1980), Japanese football player
• Yuichi Nakagaichi (中垣内 祐一, born 1967), former volleyball player from Japan
• Yuichi Nakamaru (中丸 雄一, born 1983), member of the boy band KAT-TUN
• Yuichi Nakamura (actor) (中村 優一, born 1987), Japanese actor
• Yuichi Nakamura (voice actor) (中村 悠一, born 1980), Japanese voice actor
• Yuichi Nemoto (根本 裕一, born 1981), Japanese football player
• Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一, born 1972), Japanese football referee
• Yuichi Ogawa (小川 友一, born 1946), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
• Yuichi Onda (恩田 祐一, born 1980), Japanese cross-country skier
• Yūichi Sasamoto (笹本 祐一, born 1963), Japanese science fiction writer
• Yuichi Shibakoya (柴小屋 雄一, born 1983), Japanese football player
• Yūichi Suzumoto (涼元 悠一, born 1969), male Japanese novelist
• Yuichi Takai (高井 有一, 1932 – 2016), Japanese author
• Yūichi Tanaka (田中 悠一, born 1985), Japanese shogi player
• Yuichi Tsuchiya (土屋 裕一, born 1979), Japanese actor and full-time member of the 4-man theatre troupe *pnish*
• Yuichi Yamauchi (山内 祐一, born 1984), Japanese football player
• Takahashi Yuichi (高橋 由一, 1828 – 1894), Japanese painter

Fictional characters

• Yuuichi Aizawa (相沢 祐一), character in Kanon
• Yuuichi Tate (楯 祐一), character in My-HiME and My-Otome
• Yuichi Kayama (加山 雄一), character in Sakura Wars
• Yuichi "Ichi" Taira (鯛良 優一), character in Paranoia Agent
• Yūichi Beelzebub, character in Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
• Yūichi Jin (迅 悠一), character in World Trigger
• Tsurugi Yūichi, from Inazuma Eleven GO.