is a very common Japanese given name used by either sex.

Possible writings

Yū can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *優, "tenderness" or "superiority" *夕, "evening" *友, "friend" *有, "qualified" *勇, "courage" *祐, "help" *裕, "abundant" *雄, "masculine" *悠, "permanence" *由宇, "reason, eaves" *侑, "assist" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

;with the given name Yū *

Yu Aida is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist and illustrator, best known as the creator of ''Gunslinger Girl''. Aida has also done the character designs for the eroge visual novel, ''Bittersweet Fools''. Works * ''Bittersweet Fools'' (character design ...

(裕), a Japanese manga artist and illustrator * Yū Aoi (優), a Japanese actress *

Yū Asagiri , better known by the pen name Yū Asagiri ( or ''Asagiri Yū''), was a female Japanese manga artist from Tokyo, Japan. She made her professional manga debut in 1976. Asagiri received the 1987 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for ''Nanairo Magic' ...

(夕), a Japanese manga artist * Yū Asakawa (悠, born 1975), a Japanese voice actress * Yu Darvish (有), an Iranian-Japanese starting pitcher *, Japanese footballer * Yū Hayami (優), a Japanese pop singer and actress *

Yū Hasebe is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was one of the original three members of the J-Pop group "Dream". She debuted as a gravure idol in 2004. She has also starred in a number of Japanese movies and TV dramas. She was formerly a member ...

(優), a Japanese actress, singer and model *

Yū Hayashi is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture attached to Ken Production. Formerly a child actor attached to Gekidan Himawari, he mainly specializes in dubbing roles. He is vocalist of Screen Mode, a band signed with Lantis. Bi ...

(勇), a Japanese voice actor and singer * Yuu Kashii (由宇), a Japanese actress and model * Yuu Kikkawa (友), a Japanese pop singer * Yū Kikumura (憂), a member of the Japanese Red Army *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer * Yū Kobayashi (ゆう, born 1982), a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer * Yū Koyama (ゆう), a Japanese manga artist *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese sport wrestler * Yuu Miyake (優), a Japanese composer and sound engineer * Yū Mizushima (裕), a Japanese voice actor *

Yu Nakajima is a Japanese Rubik's Cube solver. Yu held the former world record for Rubik's Cube average (11.28 seconds) and single (8.72 seconds). He beat the previous world record holder Edouard Chambon, who had a single solve record of 9.18 seconds. Both ...

(悠), a Japanese Rubik's Cube solver *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, usually written You Shiina, Japanese illustrator and manga artist *

Yū Shimaka was a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Production Baobab, and subsequently with Production Aigumi. He was the Japanese voice of the Disney character Goofy. Filmography Film *''Kagemusha'' (1980) – Hara Jingorō #2 Television an ...

(裕), a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actress * Yuu Shirota (優), a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer *

Yuu Shiroyama Yuu or YUU may refer to: * Yū, Yamaguchi, or Yuu, a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan * Yuu (wrestler), Japanese professional wrestler * Yuu Shiina, usually written You Shiina, Japanese illustrator and manga artist See also * You ...

(優), real name of

The Gazette The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), formerly known as , is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band, formed in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa in early 2002.''Shoxx'' Vol 106 June 2007 pg 40-45 The band is currently signed to Sony Music Recor ...

's guitarist Aoi * Yū Sugimoto (ゆう), a Japanese voice actress * Yu Suzuki (裕), a Japanese game designer and producer * Yu Takahashi (高橋優), a Japanese singer-songwriter *

Yū Terashima is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist.SeTerashima YūAoiya Accessed August 28, 2006. After working in the Toho marketing department for a while, he made his manga debut by winning the 1st Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shōnen Jump Original Manga Work Contes ...

(優), a Japanese manga artist * Yu Todoroki (悠), a Japanese Takarasienne *

Yū Wakui is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Mitt Management talent agency. She studied ballet from a young age, which helped create an interest in theatre and performance. During high school, she began the theatrical studies that led her to beco ...

: (和久井優), a Japanese voice actress * Yuu Watase (悠宇), a Japanese shōjo manga artist * Yuu Yabuuchi (優), a Japanese manga artist * Yu Yagami (裕), a Japanese manga artist * Yu Yamada (優), a Ryukyuan model, actress, and singer * Yu Yokoyama (裕), a member of the Japanese idol group ''Kanjani8''

Fictional characters

;with the given name Yū * Yu Kajima (カジマ), a character from the '' Gundam'' anime series * Yuu Asou (麻生優雨), a character from the '' Fatal Frame III: The Tormented'' video game series * Yū Kanda (ユウ), a main character in the manga series ''

D.Gray-man ''D.Gray-man'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an an ...

'' * Yū Komori (ユウ), a main character in '' Spider-Man: The Manga'' * Yuu Matsuura (遊), a central character in the shōjo manga series '' Marmalade Boy'' * Yū Nishinoya (夕), a character from the Haikyū!! anime series * Yuu Kashima (遊), a character from the Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun anime series *

Yu Ominae The following is a list of notable and recurring characters featured in the manga series ''Spriggan'' written by Hiroshi Takashige and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa. The story takes place during the last years of the Cold War, when mysterious o ...

(優), the main character of the manga series '' Spriggan'' * Yu Narukami (鳴上悠), the official name of the protagonist of '' Persona 4'' * Yū Kōtari (神足ユウ), a character from the ''

BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER is a Japanese media franchise based on characters created by illustrator Ryohei Fuke, also known as Huke. It revolves around its eponymous character, a mysterious black haired girl with a blazing blue eye. The original illustration ins ...

'' anime series * '' Yu Ishigami'' (石上優), a character from the manga series '' Kaguya-sama: Love is War'' * Yuu Otosaka (乙坂有宇), a character from the anime television series '' Charlotte'' * , a character from the anime series '' Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' * Yū, a character from '' Dōbutsu no Mori (film)'' * Yū Naruse (usually called Yuu-chan), a main character in the manga WataMote * Yū Koito (小糸侑), the main character from the anime ''

Bloom into You is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Nio Nakatani. The manga began serialization in the Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' on April 27, 2015, and ended on September 27, 2019. The story follows two ...

'' * Yū Nanba (難波悠), a supporting character and party member in '' Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu Japanese unisex given names