ゆう

See also: ゆー

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ゆう – see the following entries.

【夕】1	[noun] evening

【友】2	[proper noun] a male given name

【有】3	[affix] exist [affix] have; possess; own [affix] (between numbers) and; with a remainder of [noun] existence [noun] possession [noun] (Buddhism) Synonym of 有 (u) [noun] Short for 有限会社 (yūgengaisha, “limited company”).

【佑】J	[proper noun] a male given name

[verb] to say, to tell somebody

[verb] to call, to name, to give a name

[verb] to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

Alternative spellings
謂う, 云う

【侑】J	[proper noun] a female given name

【勇】4	[noun] bravery

【悠】S	[proper noun] a male given name

【結う】	[verb] tie [verb] do up, dress one's hair

【優】6	[adverb] enough, amply [adverb] easily, skillfully [noun] A (letter grade); excellence [noun] gentleness [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, ゆう (yū), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ゆう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゆう.)