Yukio
Origin
Yukio Mishima (1925–1970), Japanese writer.
Pronunciation	Japanese: [jɯkʲio]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yukio (Kunrei-shiki) Yukio (Nihon-shiki) Yukio (Hepburn)

Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

幸夫, "happiness, man"
幸生, "happiness, live"
幸男, "happiness, man"
幸雄, "happiness, male"
行夫, "to go, man"
行男, "to go, man"
行雄, "to go, male"
之夫, "of, man"
之男, "of, man"
之雄, "of, male"
由起夫, "reason, to rise, man"
由紀夫, "reason, chronicle, man"
由記雄, "reason, scribe, male"
悠紀夫, "long time, chronicle, man"
雪雄, "snow, male"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきお or katakana ユキオ.

Notable people with the name

Yukio Akagariyama (赤狩山幸男, born 1975), Japanese pocket billiards player
Yukio Aki (阿木由紀夫, 1930–2015), pseudonym of Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂昭如), Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and politician
Yukio Aoshima (青島幸男, 1932–2006), Japanese politician who was Governor of Tokyo
Yukio Arai (荒井幸雄, born 1964), Japanese baseball player
Yukio Araki (荒木幸雄, 1928–1945), youngest-known Japanese Kamikaze pilot killed in World War II
Yukio Edano (枝野幸男, born 1964), Japanese politician
Yukio Endō (遠藤幸雄, 1937–2009), Japanese gymnast
Yukio Futatsugi (二木幸生, born 1970), Japanese video game developer
Yukio Furuyama (古山征男, born 1938), Japanese equestrian
Yukio Hashi (橋幸夫, born 1943), Japanese popular singer
Yukio Hatoyama (鳩山由紀夫, born 1947), Japanese Prime Minister
Yukio Hattori (服部幸應, born 1945), Japanese cook and television presenter
Yukio Horigome (堀籠幸男, born 1940), Japanese lawyer
Yukio Iketani (池谷幸雄, born 1970), Japanese gymnast
Yukio Jitsukawa (実川幸夫, born 1943), Japanese politician
Yukio Kagayama (加賀山就臣, born 1974), Japanese motorcycle racer
Yukio Kasahara (笠原幸雄, 1889–1988), Japanese soldier
Yukio Kasaya (笠谷幸生, born 1943), Japanese ski jumper
Yukio Matsuda (松田征男, born 1942), Japanese rower
Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫, 1925–1970), Japanese writer
Yukio Motoki (元木由記雄, born 1971), Japanese rugby football player
Yukio Ninagawa (蜷川幸雄, 1935–2016), Japanese theatre director
Yukio Odagiri (小田桐幸雄, born 1956), Japanese boxer
Yukio Okutsu (1921–2003), Hawaiian soldier who won the US Congressional Medal of Honor
Yukio Ozaki (尾崎行雄, 1859–1954), Japanese politician
Yukio Peter (born 1984), Nauruan weightlifter
Yukio Roho (露鵬幸生, born 1980), Russian sumo wrestler
Yukio Sakaguchi (坂口征夫, born 1973), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Yukio Segawa (瀬川幸雄, born 1954), Japanese boxer
Yukio Seki (関行男, 1921–1944), Japanese naval aviator who led the first official kamikaze attack
Yukio Shimoda (1921–1981), American actor
Yukio Shmull (died 2018), Palauan politician
Yukio Tabuchi (田淵行男, 1905-1989), Japanese photographer
Yukio Takeuchi (竹内行夫, born 1943), Japanese Supreme Court justice
Yukio Tanaka (田中幸雄, born 1967), Japanese baseball player
Yukio Tani (谷幸雄, 1881-1950), Japanese judoka
Yukio Tomioka (富岡由紀夫, born 1964), Japanese politician
Yukio Tsuchiya (土屋征夫, born 1974), Japanese musician
Yukio Yamaji (山地悠紀夫, 1983-2009), Japanese murderer
Yukio Yung, pseudonym of Terry Burrows, English writer and musician

Fictional characters

Yukio (雪緒), a heroine in the X-Men comics
Yukio, female character in the Eric Van Lustbader novel, The Ninja
Yukio Haibara (灰原由起夫) (Johnny) in the anime Mahoraba
Yukio Mashimi in the anime Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Yukio Oikawa (及川悠紀夫) in the anime Digimon
Yukio Tanaka (田中幸雄) in the manga Beck
Yukio Okumura (奥村雪男), the twin character of the main protagonist Rin Okumura from the anime/manga, Blue Exorcist
Yukio Washimine (鷲峰雪緒), a character from the anime/manga, Black Lagoon
Yukio Tonegawa (利根川幸雄), one of the main antagonists in the anime/manga, Kaiji
Yukio Hirayama (平山幸雄), also known as "Fake Akagi", a character from the anime/manga, Akagi

Other

5513 Yukio, asteroid
"Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)", a song by The Stranglers from Black and White

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