Yukari is a feminine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
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Possible writings
Yukari can be written using many different combinations of
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
characters. Here are some examples:
*由加里, "reason, addition, village"
*由香里, "reason, smell, village"
*由佳利, "reason, excellent, benefit"
*由佳梨, "reason, excellent, pear tree"
*由華莉, "reason, splendor/flower, jasmine"
*夕香里, "evening, smell, village"
*夕香莉, "evening, smell, jasmine"
*夕花莉, "evening, flower, jasmine"
*夕佳利, "evening, excellent, benefit"
*裕佳里, "abundant, excellent, village"
*裕佳梨, "abundant, excellent, pear tree"
*優香理, "superiority, smell, logic"
*友加里, "friend, addition, village"
*結花理, "tie, flower, logic"
*紫, "purple"
*縁, "affinity/destiny"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
ゆかり or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...
ユカリ.
Notable people with the name
*, Japanese actress, voice actress and gravure idol
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Yukari Fresh, real name Yukari Takasaki (高崎 ゆかり), Shibuya-kei artist
*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese fencer
*, Japanese archer
*, Japanese women's footballer
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Yukari Kokubun (國分 優香里, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese model
*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese figure skater
*, Japanese actress and voice actress
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese actress and martial artist
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese swimmer
*, (born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese field hockey player
*, Japanese Go player
Fictional characters
*, a character in the anime series ''Girls und Panzer''
*, a character in the manga series ''
Paradise Kiss
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*, a character in the manga series ''
Yuyushiki
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*, a character in the light novel series ''Shakugan no Shana''
*, a character in the manga series ''Vampire Princess Miyu''
*, a character in the manga series ''
Locodol
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*, a character in the anime series ''
Kirakira PreCure a la Mode
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*, a character from the game ''Liar Liar''
*, a character in the manga series ''
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
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*Yukari Morita, a character in the light novel series ''
Rocket Girls''
*, a character in the novel ''
Another''
*, a character in the manga series ''Shugo Chara!''
*, a character in the manga series ''Rosario + Vampire''
*, a character in the manga series ''Lucky Star''
*, a character in the video game ''Persona 3''
*, a character in the manga series ''Azumanga Daioh''
*, a character in the ''Touhou'' series
*, a Vocaloid character
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Yukari, a character in the Italian animated series ''
Tommy & Oscar
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See also
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Yukari Telepath
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Japanese feminine given names