Yūkichi

Yukichi

Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835–1901), Japanese writer.
Pronunciation	jɯɯkʲitɕi, jɯkʲitɕi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yukiti (Kunrei-shiki) Yukiti (Nihon-shiki) Yukichi, Yūkichi, Yuukichi (Hepburn)

Yūkichi, Yukichi or Yuukichi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūkichi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 勇吉, "courage, good luck"
• 祐吉, "to help, good luck"
• 佑吉, "to help, good luck"
• 裕吉, "abundant, good luck"
• 雄吉, "male, good luck"
• 友吉, "friend, good luck"
• 悠吉, "long time, good luck"
• 優吉, "superiority, good luck"
• 有吉, "to have, good luck"
• 邑吉, "village, good luck"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうきち or katakana ユウキチ.

Yukichi is a separate given name.

• 諭吉, "to persuade, good luck"
• 愉吉, "pleased, good luck"
• 愈吉, "more and more, good luck"

And can also be written in hiragana ゆきち or katakana ユキチ.

Notable people with the name

• Yūkichi Amano (天野 祐吉) (born 1933), Japanese writer
• Yūkichi Maeda (前田 雄吉) (born 1960), Japanese politician
• Yūkichi Takeda (武田 祐吉) (1886–1958), Japanese scholar
• Yūkichi Watabe (渡部 雄吉) (1924–1993), Japanese photographer

• Yukichi Fukuzawa (福澤 諭吉) (1835–1901), Japanese writer