is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
Written forms Yui can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 唯, "only, alone, sole" 由, "reason" 維, "supportive" 惟, "think, consider, reflect" 結, "tie/link" 唯衣, "only, robe/clothing" 由衣, "reason, robe/clothing" 結衣, "tie/link, robe/clothing"
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
As a surname 由井, "reason, well" 油井, "oil well" 由比, "reason, compare"
People With the given name Yui Yui (singer) (born 1987), Japanese pop/rock artist Yui Aragaki (新垣 結衣, born 1988), Japanese singer, actress and voice actress Yui Asaka (浅香 唯, born 1969), Japanese singer and actress , Japanese women's footballer Yui Horie (堀江 由衣, born 1976), Japanese singer and voice actress Yui Ichikawa (市川 由衣, born 1986), Japanese actress and singer , Japanese actress and model , Japanese field hockey player Yui Ishikawa (石川 由依, born 1989), Japanese voice actress Yui Itsuki (伊月 ゆい, born 1980), Japanese Heavy Metal singer and lyricist, leader of the band Yōsei Teikoku Yui Kamiji (上地 結衣, born 1994), Japanese wheelchair tennis player , Japanese singer and model Yui Koike (小池 唯, born 1991), Japanese gravure figure and actress Yui Makino (牧野由依, born 1986), Japanese voice actress Yui Mizuno (水野 由結, born 1999), also known as YUIMETAL, Japanese singer and model Yui Natsukawa (夏川 結衣, born 1968), Japanese actress Yui Nītsu (由衣), a member of the former duo J-pop band Rythem Yui Oguri (born 2001), a Japanese singer and fashion model , Japanese swimmer Yui Okada (岡田 唯, born 1987), member of the J-pop group v-u-den Yui Sakakibara (榊原ゆい, born 1978), Japanese singer, voice actress, choreographer and dancer , Japanese handball player , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese swimmer , Japanese actress With the surname Yui Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也, born 1970), Japanese astronaut , Japanese hurdler Noriko Yui, Japanese-Canadian professor of mathematics Yui Shōsetsu (由井 正雪, 1605–1651), Japanese military strategist Toshiki Yui (唯 登詩樹, born 1956), Japanese manga artist
Fictional characters With the given name Yui Yui (ゆい), the protagonist in Indian Summer manga Yui Yoshioka (芳岡 ユイ), a character in Angel Beats Yui, from the Papa Louie video games Fai D. Flowright, also known as Yūi (ユゥイ), a character in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Yui Funami (船見 結衣), one of the main characters in an anime and manga series YuruYuri Yui Furukawa (古川 ゆい), a character in the anime and manga series Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete Yui Hirasawa (平沢 唯), a character in the anime and manga series K-On! Yui Hongō (本郷 唯), a character in Fushigi Yûgi Yui Ichii (櫟井 唯), one of the main characters in the anime and manga Yuyushiki Yui Ikari (碇 ユイ), a character in Neon Genesis Evangelion Yui Inaba (稲羽 結衣), a character in the visual novel Flyable Heart Yui Kanzaki (神崎 優衣), a character in Kamen Rider Ryuki Yui Kasuga (春日 結), the main character in Corrector Yui Yui Kimura (木村 結衣), a survivor in Dead by Daylight Yui Kiriyama (桐山 唯), one of the main characters in the novel, manga and anime series Kokoro Connect Yui Kodai (小大 唯), a character in My Hero Academia Yui Komori (小森 ユイ), the main character in Diabolik Lovers Yui Kotegawa (古手川 唯), a character in To Love-Ru Yui Kusanagi (草薙 結衣), the lead character in Kamigami no Asobi Yui Mamiya (間宮 由衣), a minor character in Lost Judgment Yui-MHCP001, a character in the light novel series Sword Art Online Yui Michimiya (道宮 結), a character in Haikyu!! Yui Midorikawa (緑川 ゆい), a character in the anime series Smile PreCure! (known as Nina Swanson in English) Yui Minamito (南戸 唯), a character in Strawberry 100% Yui Nagomi (和実 ゆい), one of the characters in Delicious Party Pretty Cure Yui Nanase (七瀬 ゆい), a supporting character in Go! Princess PreCure Yui Narumi (成実 ゆい), a character in the Lucky Star series Yui Rio, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator Yui Samidare (五月雨 結), the main character in Danganronpa Kirigiri Yui Shishido (宍戸 結衣), character in the Corpse Party series Yui Tabata (田端 ゆい), a character in H2O: Footprints in the Sand Yui Takamura (篁 唯依), a character in Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Yui Toba (鳥羽 ゆい), a character in B-Fighter Kabuto Yui Yuigahama (由比ヶ浜 結衣), a character in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Yui Yumekawa (夢川 ゆい), a character in Idol Time PriPara Yui Uehara (上原 由衣), a character in Detective Conan
With the surname Yui Meroko Yui (めろこ・ユイ), a character in Full Moon o Sagashite Heero Yuy (ヒイロ・ユイ), the lead character in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Yui Kodai a character in the Boku No Hero Academia and a student in class 1B. Tsuruno Yui (由比鶴乃), a main character in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica spinoff Magia Record
See also Yui (disambiguation) Youyi (name)