Yūshi

Yūshi

Yushi Shimizu, Japanese baseball player
Pronunciation	jɯɯɕi (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yusi (Kunrei-shiki) Yusi (Nihon-shiki) Yūshi, Yushi, Yuushi (Hepburn)

Yūshi, Yushi or Yuushi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūshi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 勇志, "courage, determination"
• 勇史, "courage, history"
• 勇士, "courage, knight"
• 雄志, "masculine, determination"
• 雄史, "masculine, history"
• 雄士, "masculine, knight"
• 優志, "superiority, determination"
• 優史, "superiority, history"
• 優士, "superiority, knight"
• 祐志, "to help, determination"
• 祐史, "to help, history"
• 友志, "friend, determination"
• 友史, "friend, history"
• 有志, "to have, determination"
• 有史, "to have, history"
• 悠志, "long time, determination"
• 悠史, "long time, history"
• 侑士, "to urge, knight"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうし or katakana ユウシ.

Notable people with the name

• Yushi Aida (会田 有志, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yushi Hasegawa (長谷川 雄志, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Yushi Kobayashi (小林 祐史, 1898–1988), Japanese photographer
• Yushi Ozaki (尾崎 勇史, born 1969), Japanese footballer
• Yushi Shimizu (清水 優心, born 1996), Japanese baseball player
• Yushi Soda (曽田 雄志, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Yushi Yamaya (山谷 侑士, born 2000), Japanese footballer
• Yushi Tokuno (得能 勇志, born 2004), Japanese idol