Yūki (written: , , , etc.) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Aira Yuhki
''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa.
The common name, shared with the similar related genera ''Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is h ...
(born 1981), Japanese singer
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Yuki Hide a.k.a. Hideyuki Hirano (1940–1998), Japanese singer
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Yūki Hideyasu
was a Japanese samurai who lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was the ''daimyō'' of Fukui Domain in Echizen Province, Echizen.
Early life
Hideyasu was born as in 1574, the second son of To ...
(1574–1607), Japanese ''daimyō''
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Hiro Yūki
is a Japanese voice actorDoi, Hitoshi"Yuuki Hiro" ''Seiyuu Database''. December 22, 2010.Archivedby WebCite on December 24, 2010. who is part of the voice actor quartet ''Weiß'', which also consists of Weiß Kreuz voice castmates Tomokazu Seki, ...
(born 1965), Japanese voice actor
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Masahiko Yuki
(stylized as Λucifer) was a Japanese visual kei rock band, best known for contributing several of their songs to the popular anime, Kaikan Phrase. The band was formed in 1999, and disbanded in early 2003. They officially debuted on 15 Septemb ...
(born 1975), Japanese guitarist
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Yūki Masakatsu
was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period. He was the head of the Yūki clan. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Yūki"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 1066.
Early life
He was the son of Yūki Masatomo
Yuki, Yūki or Yuuki may refer to:
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(1503–1559), Japanese samurai
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Nobuteru Yūki
is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, animator and doujinshi artist. He has designed characters for manga, anime and video games, and has frequently collaborated with director Kazuki Akane, including on his most famous work, '' The Vision of ...
(born 1962), Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and animator
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Satoshi Yuki
is a Japanese professional Go player.
Biography
Yuki won the NHK Cup in 2010 for the second time in a row, becoming the third player after Eio Sakata and Norimoto Yoda to do so.
He was selected as a representative of the Japanese t ...
(born 1972), Japanese Go player
* Satoshi Yūki (結城 智史), a pseudonym of
Kouji Miura
is a Japanese manga artist best known for the '' I Love You, My Teacher'' and ''Blue Box'' manga series. She won a special honorable mention for new artists at the 90th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards in 2013, and a second honorable mention at th ...
(b. 1995), a Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese basketball player
Fictional characters
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Akira Yuki
is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' ga ...
, the main character in the game series ''
Virtua Fighter
is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter (video game), Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential ...
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Asuna Yuuki, a character in the light novel series ''
Sword Art Online
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual re ...
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Jaden Yuki, the main character in the anime series ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off and sequel to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime series, which itself is based on the original man ...
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Mikan Yuuki
is a fictional character in the manga series ''To Love Ru'', created by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki. In the series, Mikan is the independent and reliable younger sister of protagonist Rito Yuuki. She also appears in the sequel, ''To Love Ru D ...
, a character in the''To Love Ru'' manga series
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Ringo Yuuki
The Japanese manga series ''To Love Ru'' and its sequel ''To Love Ru Darkness'' feature an extensive cast of characters created by author Saki Hasemi and illustrator Kentaro Yabuki. After high school student #Rito Yuuki, Rito Yuuki accidentally g ...
, a character in the''To Love Ru'' manga series
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Rito Yuuki
The Japanese manga series ''To Love Ru'' and its sequel ''To Love Ru Darkness'' feature an extensive cast of characters created by author Saki Hasemi and illustrator Kentaro Yabuki. After high school student #Rito Yuuki, Rito Yuuki accidentally g ...
, a character in the''To Love Ru'' manga series
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Saibai Yuuki
The Japanese manga series '' To Love Ru'' and its sequel ''To Love Ru Darkness'' feature an extensive cast of characters created by author Saki Hasemi and illustrator Kentaro Yabuki. After high school student Rito Yuuki accidentally gets engag ...
, a character in the''To Love Ru'' manga series
See also
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Yūki clan
is a Japanese samurai kin group.Edmond Papinot, Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Yūki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 71–72 retrieved 2013-5-6.
History
The Yūki c ...
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Japanese-language surnames