Yukinobu Explained

Yukinobu
Pronunciation:	jɯkʲinobɯ (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yukinobu (Kunrei-shiki)Yukinobu (Nihon-shiki)Yukinobu (Hepburn)

Yukinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 幸信, "happiness, believe"
• 幸伸, "happiness, extend"
• 幸延, "happiness, extend"
• 行信, "to go, believe"
• 行伸, "to go, extend"
• 行延, "to go, extend"
• 之信, "of, believe"
• 之伸, "of, extend"
• 之宣, "of, announce"
• 志信, "determination, believe"
• 志伸, "determination, extend"
• 志延, "determination, extend"
• 恭信, "respectful, believe"
• 恭伸, "respectful, extend"
• 雪信, "snow, believe"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきのぶ or katakana ユキノブ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese manga artist
• Yukinobu Ike (池 透暢, born 1980), Japanese paralympic athlete
• Yukinobu Kiyohara (清原 雪信, 1643–1682), Kanō-school artist, and niece and apprentice to Kanō Tan'yū
• Yukinobu Nanbu (南部 行信, 1642–1702), Japanese daimyō
• Yukinobu Shimabukuro (島袋 幸信, born 1942), Japanese karateka
• Yukinobu Yanagawa (柳川 雪信, birth and death unknown), Japanese ukiyo-e artist