Yūhei, Yuhei or Yuuhei is a masculine Japanese given name.

Yūhei
Yuhei Sato, Japanese politician
Pronunciationjɯɯhei (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingYuhei (Kunrei-shiki)

Yuhei (Nihon-shiki)

Yūhei, Yuhei, Yuuhei (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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

  • 勇平, "courage, flat/peace"
  • 勇兵, "courage, soldier"
  • 悠平, "calm, flat/peace"
  • 悠兵, "calm, soldier"
  • 雄平, "male, flat/peace"
  • 雄兵, "male, soldier"
  • 優平, "gentleness, flat/peace"
  • 優兵, "gentleness, soldier"
  • 祐平, "help, flat/peace"
  • 佑兵, "help, soldier"
  • 裕平, "abundant, flat/peace"
  • 有平, "have, flat/peace"
  • 友平, "friend, flat/peace"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうへい or katakana ユウヘイ.

Notable people with the name

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  • Yuhei Nakamura (中村 悠平, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
  • Yuhei Nakaushiro (中後 悠平) (born 1989), Japanese former baseball player
  • Yuhei Ono (小野 雄平) (born 1985), Japanese footballer
  • Yuhei Sato (佐藤 雄平) (born 1947), Japanese politician
  • Yuhei Sato (佐藤 優平, born 1990), Japanese footballer
  • Yuhei Takai (高井 雄平, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
  • Yūhei Tokunaga (徳永 悠平) (born 1983), Japanese footballer