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Yūnosuke

Yūnosuke (ゆうのすけ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 悠之介, 悠 distant + 之 of (classical) + 介 to help. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 94 in 2015.

ゆ · う · の · す · け · ゆうのすけ · ユウノスケ
Most used spelling悠之介ゆうのすけdistant + of (classical) + to help

Ways to write Yūnosuke

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

悠之介
悠distant, calm之of (classical)介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 94 (2015)
友之祐
友friend之of (classical)祐divine help
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Yūnosuke appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

佑之介help + of (classical) + to helpBoy
佑之助help + of (classical) + to helpBoy
佑之輔help + of (classical) + helpBoy
優之介gentle + of (classical) + to helpBoy
優之助gentle + of (classical) + to helpBoy
勇之介brave + of (classical) + to helpBoy
勇之助brave + of (classical) + to helpBoy
友之助friend + of (classical) + to helpBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Yūnosuke has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2015, at No. 94.

No. 1No. 50No. 1002015Boys, 2015: No. 94
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YearBoys
2015No. 94

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Names that share a kanji