Yuri (ゆり, ユリ) 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 ...

. Although it sounds similar, it is completely unrelated to the Slavic name Yuri.

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Yuri can be written using different

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 and can mean: *由里, "reason, village" *由理, "reason, logic" *由利, "reason, profit" *由梨, "reason, pear" *祐里, "to help, village" *友里, "friend, village" *友理, "friend, logic" *有里, "exist, village" *有莉, "exist, white jasmine/pear" *百合, "

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" 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 ...

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 fr ...

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*, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese model and actress *, Japanese singer and rapper *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese opera singer *, Japanese-American activist * Yuri Komura (born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actress, writer and adult video actress *

Yuri Masuda , better known by her stage name yuri, is a Japanese singer, best known as a vocalist of the Japanese band m.o.v.e. She began her musical career at 19 years old in 1996, and released her first song as a solo artist in 1997, the Eurobeat song “PA ...

(益田祐里, Born 1977), Japanese singer, Yuri Barbarice (2021/2022), Yuri Gargarine (1979/2003) *, Japanese actress and model * Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese model *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese composer and singer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese businesswoman *

Yuri (poet) Yuri (百合;1694 – ), also known as Gion Yuriko or Gion Yuri, was a Japanese poet and calligrapher. She was the adopted daughter of the poet and calligrapher Kaji and the mother of the painter Ike Gyokuran. Life and career Most of what is ...

(百合;1694 – 1764), Japanese poet and calligrapher *

Yuuri (singer-songwriter) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and YouTuber. He is currently signed under the record label Ariola Japan. Career He began his singing career as a vocalist for the four-man rock band, The Bugzy, until they disbanded in May 2019. After the gro ...

(優里 ), Japanese singer-songwriter and YouTuber

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*, a character in the light novel series ''

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'' *, a character in the visual novel ''

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'' *, a character in the anime series ''

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'' *, a character in the video game series ''Art of Fighting'' *, a character in the manga series ''Wedding Peach'' *, a character from the anime '' HeartCatch Pretty Cure!'' *, a character in the manga series '' Red River'' *Yuri Tamura (ゆり), a character in the manga

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. She is the friend and love interest of the protagonist, Tomoko

Yūri

Yūri or Yuuri (ゆうり, ユウリ) is a separate unisex Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way.

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*悠里, "permanence, village" *裕理, "abundant, logic" *優理, "excellent, logic" *侑李, "urge to eat, plum" *勇利, "courage, profit" The name can also be written in

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*, Japanese singer and actor *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese snowboarder *, Japanese actress

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*, a character in the manga series ''

Girls' Last Tour is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It was serialized monthly through Shinchosha's ''Kurage Bunch'' manga website from February 2014 to January 2018 and collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An English release ...

'' *, a character from ''Super Danganronpa Another 2: Moon of Hope and Sun of Despair'' * and , characters in the anime series ''

Yuri on Ice is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs ...

'' *, a character from the video game series ''

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'' *, a character in the manga series ''

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'' *, a character in the ''Super Sentai'' season ''

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'' *, a character in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *, a character in ''

Doki Doki Literature Club ''Doki Doki Literature Club!'' (''DDLC'') is a 2017 freeware visual novel developed by American independent game studio Team Salvato for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. The game was initially distributed through itch.io, and later became av ...

'' *, the main character in the video game ''

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