Elements Starting with Y

usage
type
y Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic suffix meaning "my".
ya 1 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of .
ya 2 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of .
ya 3 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "to be, also", an on reading of .
ya 4 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zāi.
ya 5 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shǐ.
ya 6 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
ya 7 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
ya 8 English
Phonetic element /jɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /jə/).
ya 9 Western African, Igbo
Igbo suffix meaning "him, her, his, hers" (third-person pronoun).
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".
亚, 亞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "second" or "Asia".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
yachal יָחַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to wait, to hope".
yadah יָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to praise".
yadid יָדִיד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beloved, friend".
yagmur Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "rain".
yah יָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.
yake Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhái.
yakhol יָכֹל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be able, to prevail".
yama 1 यम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "twin".
yama 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shān.
yamika Southern African, Chewa
Chewa word meaning "be grateful".
yamin יָמִין, يمين Ancient Hebrew, Arabic
Hebrew and Arabic word meaning "right hand, south".
yán 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cliff, rocks".
yán 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stretch, prolong".
yán 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, research, grind, sharpen".
yán 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".
yàn 1 艳, 艷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, gorgeous".
yàn 2 彦, 彥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".
yàn 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "swallow (bird)".
yáng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ocean".
yáng 2 阳, 陽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "light, sun, male".
yáng 3 杨, 楊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "willow, poplar, aspen".
yāng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "center".
yáo 遥, 遙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".
ya'rah יַעְרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle".
yarah יָרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to teach, to throw" or "rain".
yaru яръ Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "fierce, energetic".
yasaf יָסַף Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to add, to increase".
yasamin یاسمین Persian
Persian word meaning "jasmine".
yasha' יָשַׁע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to save, to deliver".
yashas यशस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "fame, praise, glory".
yasu 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of kāng.
yasu 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ān.
yasu 3 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of tǎn.
yasu 4 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bǎo.
yasu 5 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jìng.
yasu 6 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of tài.
yatar יָתַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remain, to exceed, to abound, to excel".
yatav יָטַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be good, to be happy".
yaton 𐤉𐤕𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to give".
ye 藝, 예 Korean
Korean reading of .
Chinese
Chinese character used as an interjection.
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "night".
2 叶, 葉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "leaf".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "field, wilderness, wild".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "also", classically used as a word expressing support or agreement.
yẹ Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "suitable, worthy".
yẹ́ Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "praise, favour".
yeho יְהוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.
yehudi יְהוּדִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Jew".
yelenu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "deer".
yên Vietnamese
Means "calm, peaceful", derived from ān.
yeon 1 娟, 연 Korean
Korean reading of juān.
yeon 2 妍, 연 Korean
Korean reading of yán.
yeong 1 英, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yīng.
yeong 2 榮, 영 Korean
Korean reading of róng.
yeong 3 永, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.
yeong 4 映, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yìng.
yeong 5 泳, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.
yeong 6 瑛, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yīng.
yezhi Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "hedgehog".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "suitable, proper".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, harmony".
3 仪, 儀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony, rites".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".
2 义, 義 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "justice, righteousness".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "profit, benefit".
4 艺, 藝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "art, talent, craft".
5 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wing".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "he, she, this, that" (third-person pronoun).
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clothing, garment".
4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely on".
yíká Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "surround".
yima 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "twin".
yín 银, 銀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silver, money".
yìn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stamp, seal, India".
yìn 2 Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "praise".
yǐn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "govern, oversee".
yīn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "careful, anxious, attentive".
yīn 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, tone".
yīn 3 荫, 蔭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shade, shelter, protect".
yíng 1 营, 營 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "encampment, barracks".
yíng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firefly".
yìng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reflect light".
yīng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero".
yīng 2 樱, 櫻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cherry blossom".
yīng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade".
yinzhu Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "pearl", of Chinese origin.
ymn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "right hand, south".
yo 1 יוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.
yo 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dài.
yo 3 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shì.
yo 4 Japanese
Japanese on reading of .
1 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yáng.
2 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yáng.
yoko 横, 橫 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "beside, next to, across", a kun reading of héng.
yōllōtl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "heart, life".
yomi 読, 讀 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
yonah יוֹנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "dove".
yǒng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "perpetual, eternal".
yǒng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dive, swim".
yǒng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brave".
yong 勇, 용 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.
yori 頼, 賴 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lài.
yoshi 1 Japanese
Means "good luck", from a Japanese nanori reading of .
yoshi 2 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of .
yoshi 3 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of liáng.
yoshi 4 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of fāng.
yoshi 5 悦, 悅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yuè.
yoshi 6 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yóu.
yoshi 7 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of hǎo.
yóu Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, cause".
yòu 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "divine intervention, protection".
yòu 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, protect, bless".
yòu 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".
yòu 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "right hand, west".
yòu 5 诱, 誘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "persuade, lure, attract".
yǒu 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friend, companion".
yǒu 2 优, 優 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "superior, excellent".
yǒu 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, leisurely".
yǒu 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "have, possess, exist".
ýr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "yew tree, bow".
yu 1 裕, 유 Korean, Japanese
Korean and Japanese reading of .
yu 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
yu 3 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of .
yu 4 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.
yu 5 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yóu.
yu 6 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of gōng.
yu 7 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.
yu 8 有, 유 Korean
Korean reading of yǒu.
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pleasant, delightful".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "in, on, at".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surplus".
4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "consent, approve".
5 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "concerned, anxious". It also refers to an ancient fiefdom that was located in present-day Shanxi province.
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rain".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "house, eaves, universe".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "feather".
1 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kan'on reading of yǒu.
2 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xióng.
3 Japanese
Means "permanence", a Japanese on reading of yǒu.
4 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yǒng.
5 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yòu.
6 Japanese
Japanese on reading of .
7 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yòu.
8 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of yǒu.
9 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
yuán 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, origin".
yuán 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "source, origin, beginning" or "meadow, field, plain".
yuán 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long robe".
yuán 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "source, origin".
yuàn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful woman".
yuàn 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "courtyard, institution".
yuè 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "moon".
yuè 2 悦, 悅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, pleased".
yuè 3 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam.
yui Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of .
yuki 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xuě.
yuki 2 Japanese
Means "happiness, good luck", a Japanese nanori reading of xìng.
yuki 3 Japanese
Means "row, line", a Japanese nanori reading of háng.
yuki 4 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhī.
yultuz Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "star".
yume Japanese
Japanese kun reading of mèng.
yumi Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gōng.
yún 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sunlight".
yún 2 云, 雲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cloud".
yǔn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, consent".
yun 1 潤, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of rùn.
yun 2 允, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yǔn.
yun 3 昀, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yún.
yun 4 尹, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yǐn.
yuri 百合 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "lily".
yutaka 1 豊, 豐 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of fēng.
yutaka 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
yuval יוּבָל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "stream".
yuzu Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yòu.
yuzuru 譲, 讓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ráng.