Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 悠真, 優真, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jɨᵝː.mä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.