Yūya Explained

Yūya
Pronunciation:	/jɯːja/ (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yuya (Kunrei-shiki)Yuya (Nihon-shiki)Yūya, Yuya, Yuuya (Hepburn)

Yūya, Yuya or Yuuya is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 勇也, "courage, to be"
• 悠也, "calm, to be"
• 雄也, "male, to be"
• 優也, "gentleness, to be"
• 祐也, "to help, to be"
• 佑也, "to help, to be"
• 勇矢, "courage, arrow"
• 悠矢, "calm, arrow"
• 雄矢, "male, arrow"
• 裕矢, "rich, arrow"
• 優矢, "gentleness, arrow"
• 祐矢, "to help, arrow"
• 佑矢, "to help, arrow"
• 勇哉, "courage, how (interrogative particle)"
• 悠哉, "calm, how (interrogative particle)"
• 雄哉, "male, how (interrogative particle)"
• 優哉, "gentleness, how (interrogative particle)"
• 祐哉, "to help, how (interrogative particle)"
• 佑哉, "to help, how (interrogative particle)"
• 勇弥, "courage, more and more"
• 悠弥, "calm, more and more"
• 雄弥, "male, more and more"
• 優弥, "gentleness, more and more"
• 夕夜, "evening, night"
• 友哉, "friend, how (interrogative particle)"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうや or katakana ユウヤ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese baseball player
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• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese film director
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese singer and actor
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese table tennis player
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese idol, singer and actor
• , Japanese idol, actor and singer
• , Japanese sumo wrestler
• , Japanese singer and actor
• , Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yuya Watanabe (渡辺 雄也, born 1988), Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese kickboxer
• , Japanese judoka
• , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• , a character in the anime series HappinessCharge PreCure!
• , a character in the manga series Miracle Girls
• , a character in the manga series Killing Bites
• , protagonist of the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
• , a character in the manga series Samurai Deeper Kyo
• Yuya Kizami (刻命 裕也), a character in the video game series Corpse Party
• Yuya Sakazaki (坂咲 優夜), a character in the visual novel Hatoful Boyfriend
• Yuya Haibara (灰原 ユウヤ), a character in the video game and anime series Little Battlers Experience