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Yuto 優斗 – Japanese boy given name

Yuto (優斗) is read ゆうと and has 3 syllables. It is mostly used for boys. Written as 優斗, the characters mean: tenderness + Big Dipper. This reading can be written with at least 24 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 8 to 21 strokes in total.

About the name Yuto

Yuto is usually written 悠斗 or 優斗. 悠 is a calm, far-reaching feeling, and 斗 refers to the Big Dipper, so the name suggests a calm person who looks at the stars.

How to write Yuto in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
優斗	ゆうと	tenderness + Big Dipper	21
有人	ゆうと	possess + person	8
優人	ゆうと	tenderness + person	19
雄人	ゆうと	masculine + person	14
雄大	ゆうと	masculine + large	15
裕人	ゆうと	abundant + person	14

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Yuto

優

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor

17 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 6

On: ユウ、ウ Kun: やさ、すぐ、まさ

斗

Big Dipper, ten sho, sake dipper, dots and cross radical

4 strokes, taught in secondary school

On: ト、トウ

有

possess, have, exist, happen

6 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: ユウ、ウ Kun: あ

人

person

2 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: ジン、ニン Kun: ひと、り、と

Yuto in different scripts

Romaji	Yuto
Hiragana	ゆうと
Katakana	ユウト
Kanji (most common)	優斗

Full name examples

Yuto Yuki (Japanese order: 結城優斗, ゆうきゆうと)
Yuto Kono (Japanese order: 河野優斗, こうのゆうと)
Yuto Maki (Japanese order: 牧優斗, まきゆうと)

How to pronounce Yuto

Break it into 2 parts: yu · to. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 3 sound units are written ゆうと.

Questions about Yuto

What does Yuto mean in Japanese?

Yuto has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 優斗, combines these meanings: tenderness + Big Dipper. Other spellings include 有人 (possess + person), 優人 (tenderness + person), 雄人 (masculine + person).

How do you write Yuto in kanji?

The most common way is 優斗 (ゆうと). It can also be written 有人, 優人, 雄人, 雄大, 裕人.

How do you write Yuto in katakana?

Yuto is ユウト in katakana and ゆうと in hiragana.

Is Yuto a boy or girl name?

Yuto is mostly used for boys.

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Other names that use 優

優: tenderness, excel, surpass

Nayu 七優 Ryo 流優 Shu 秋優 Soyoka 優風 Yu 優 Yue 優依 Yuga 優向 Yuho 優保 Yuka 優香 Yurie 優梨 Yusuke 優助

Names with a similar sound

Yutaka 由高 Yutaro 由多郎