Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 勇介, 雄介, 雄輔, 友介, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうすけ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jɨᵝː.sɨᵝ.ke̞/, /jɨᵝː.ske̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 勇 (yū) meaning "brave", 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly" or 友 (yū) meaning "friend" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.