Yū

is a very common Japanese given name used by either sex.

== Written forms == Yū can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 優, "tenderness" or "superiority" 夕, "evening" 友, "friend" 有, "qualified" 勇, "courage" 祐, "help" 裕, "abundant" 雄, "masculine" 悠, "permanence" 由宇, "reason, eaves" 侑, "assist" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.