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Japanese Last Names Starting with U
18 Japanese surnames begin with U, from Ubukata (็ๆน) to Utsuki (ๅ ๆจ). Most describe a place, such as a field, river or hill. Each links to a page with its kanji, reading and meaning.
The most varied is Usui, and these names average 3.0 syllables.
| Surname | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubukata | ็ๆน | ใใถใใ | life + direction |
| Uchida | ๅ ็ฐ | ใใกใ | inside + rice field |
| Uda | ไธ็ฐ | ใใใ | above + rice field |
| Udo | ๆๅ | ใใฉใ | possess + move |
| Ueda | ไธ็ฐ | ใใใ | above + rice field |
| Uehara | ไธ้ | ใใใฏใ | above + plains |
| Ueki | ไธๆจ | ใใใ | above + tree |
| Ueno | ไธ้ | ใใใฎ | above + plains |
| Ujima | ๆฐ้ | ใใใพ | family name + interval |
| Ukawa | ็ๅท | ใใใ | life + stream |
| Uki | ๆตฎๆฐ | ใใ | floating + spirit |
| Umeda | ๅ็ฐ | ใใใ | bury + rice field |
| Uno | ๅฎ้ | ใใฎ | eaves + plains |
| Unosawa | ้ตๆฒข | ใใฎใใ | cormorant + swamp |
| Uo | ๅฎๅคซ | ใใ | eaves + husband |
| Ushiro | ๅพ่ทฏ | ใใใ | behind + path |
| Usui | ่ผไบ | ใใใ | mortar + well |
| Utsuki | ๅ ๆจ | ใใคใ | inside + tree |
Kanji most used in U surnames
These characters appear most often in the surnames above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ไธ | above, up (taught in grade 1) | ใธใงใฆใใทใงใฆใใทใฃใณใใใ | 3 | Kazusa, Jojiro, Kojo |
| ็ฐ | rice field, rice paddy (taught in grade 1) | ใใณใใ | 5 | Koda, Kida, Toda |
| ้ | plains, field, rustic (taught in grade 2) | ใคใใทใงใใฎ | 11 | Akino, Aya, Noa |
| ็ | life, genuine, birth (taught in grade 1) | ใปใคใใทใงใฆใใใใ | 5 | Saki, Toshio, Masaki |
| ๅ | inside, within, between (taught in grade 2) | ใใคใใใคใใใก | 4 | Kochi, Yanai, Kura |
| ๆจ | tree, wood (taught in grade 1) | ใใฏใใขใฏใใใใ | 4 | Mizuki, Konomi, Toshiki |
Questions
What is the most common Japanese surname starting with U?
Usui (่ผไบ) can be written in the most ways of the U surnames here. It means: mortar + well.
How long are Japanese surnames starting with U?
They average 3.0 syllables.
What do surnames starting with U usually mean?
Most describe a place, such as a field, river, hill or village. The table lists the literal meaning of each.