結衣
Editorial selectionWritten-form notes
Bind or connect; garment
Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5245003. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.
- 結
- tie, connect
- 衣
- garment
- Gender in this collection
- girl
- Stored reading
- ゆい (Yui)
- Written forms recorded
- 1
- Style labels
- modern, timeless
- Popularity in this collection
- common
What does Yui mean in this spelling?
This page shows Yui written 結衣. The character notes are 結 (tie or connect) and 衣 (garment). A connection or clothing image can help you remember the spelling, but it does not establish why a particular person received the name. These notes apply to 結衣, not every name pronounced Yui.
These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.
About Yui in this collection
Yui is a Japanese given name read ゆい in this collection, recorded in the written form 結衣. In this spelling the name is associated with bind or connect, and garment; the component characters carry the glosses listed below. This collection labels it for girl use and notes it as common within this collection's sources.
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Kanji variations for Yui
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Surnames to pair with Yui
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Quick answers
Yui: questions and answers
How is Yui written in kanji?
Yui is recorded here as 結衣, read ゆい. Other spellings of the same sound exist beyond this collection.
Is Yui a boy name or a girl name?
In this collection, Yui is recorded as a girl name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.
What does Yui mean?
Written 結衣, Yui is associated with bind or connect, garment. The meaning belongs to this spelling — the same reading written with other kanji carries different imagery.
Evidence trail
Sources
Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.
- Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29
- JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01