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Yukie

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Yukie
Yukie Nakama. Japanese actress, singer and idol.
Pronunciationjɯkʲie (IPA)
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDepends on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingYukie (Kunrei-shiki)

Yukie (Nihon-shiki)

Yukie (Hepburn)

Yukie (or Yukié) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

  • 幸恵, "happiness, blessing/favor"
  • 幸栄, "happiness, prosperous"
  • 幸江, "happiness, creek"
  • 由紀恵, "reason, era, blessing"
  • 由紀江, "reason, era, creek"
  • 雪映, "snow, shine"
  • 雪瑛, "snow, crystal"
  • 雪絵, "snow, picture"
  • 雪恵, "snow, blessing/favor"
  • 雪枝, "snow, branch"
  • 雪江, "snow, creek"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきえ or katakana ユキエ.

Notable people with the name

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  • Yukie Arata (荒田 雪江, 1914 – date of death unknown), Japanese swimmer
  • Yukie Chiri (知里 幸恵, 1903–1922), Japanese transcriber and translator
  • Yukie Kawamura (川村 ゆきえ, born 1986), Japanese gravure idol, tarento and actress
  • Yukie Koizumi (born 1958), Japanese former professional tennis player
  • Yukie Nakama (仲間 由紀恵, born 1979), Japanese actress, singer and idol
  • Yukie Nakayama| (中山 由起枝, born 1979), Japanese sport shooter
  • Yukie Nishimura (西村 由紀江, born 1967), Japanese pianist
  • Yukie Ohzeki (大関 行江, born 1949), Japanese table tennis player
  • Yukie Sakaguchi (坂口 優希恵, born 1994), Japanese professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player

Notable people with the surname

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  • Hiroto Yukie (雪江 悠人, born 1996), Japanese footballer

Fictional Characters

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