Yūji Explained

Yuji
Pronunciation:	jɯɯdʑi, jɯdʑi (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yuzi (Kunrei-shiki)Yuzi (Nihon-shiki)Yūji, Yuji, Yuuji (Hepburn)

Yūji, Yuji or Yuuji is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūji can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 勇二, "courage, 2"
• 勇次, "courage, second"
• 裕二, "abundant, 2"
• 祐二, "help, 2"
• 祐次, "help, second"
• 雄治, "masculine, govern"
• 雄二, "masculine, 2"
• 悠児, "permanence, child"
• 悠二, "permanence, 2"
• 祐史, "to help, history"
• 祐司, "to help, rule"
• 裕司, "abundant, rule"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうじ or katakana ユウジ.

Yuji is a separate given name.

• 諭二, "to persuade, 2"
• 諭次, "to persuade, second"
• 愉二, "pleased, 2"
• 諭次, "pleased,second"
• 愈一, "more and more, 1"
• 愈次, "more and more, second"

And can also be written in hiragana ゆじ or katakana ユジ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese television journalist and actor
• , Japanese musician and songwriter
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese high jumper
• , Japanese professional rock climber
• , Japanese video game designer
• , Japanese racing driver
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• , Japanese golfer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese ice hockey player and coach
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese cartoonist
• , Japanese Paralympic judoka
• , Japanese Nordic combined skier
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actor and voice actor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese composer
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese information scientist
• , Japanese actor, voice actor, and sound supervisor
• , Japanese ski mountaineer and trail runner
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese video game designer and programmer
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese football player
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese sprint canoeist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese animator
• , Japanese footballer and manager

Fictional characters

• , protagonist of the Grisaia visual novel series
• , protagonist of the light novel series Shakugan no Shana
• , a character from Haikyu!! with the position of captain and outside hitter from Johzenji High
• , protagonist of the manga series Jujutsu Kaisen
• , recurring character in the manga series Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji.

See also

• 47077 Yuji, a main-belt asteroid