Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 千寧, 雪音, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YOO-KEE-NE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 千 (yuki) meaning "thousand" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.