Her name is derived from Ukyō-ku, the western side of Kyoto. The name Ukyo is composed of the kanji for "right" and "capital city". "Kuon" means "eternity" and "Ji" means "temple."
Raised as an okonomiyaki chef द्वारा her father, Ukyo first met Ranma age 6 who subsequently fought her every day, receiving free okonomiyaki as reward for his victory (although Ranma always assumed he was just दिया the okonomiyaki out of good will).[30] Despite her strong rivalry against Ranma, Ukyo did turn to him for assistance after losing to the Gambling King from which point the pair became और friendly towards each other;[31] so-much-so that Ranma agreed to look after Ukyo for the rest of his life if the Sauce of Ten Years she made turned out to be good.[32]
Seeing how well their children where getting on, Ukyo's father suggested to Genma that they get them engaged. Although initially against the idea due to Ranma's engagement to one of Soun's children, Genma soon agreed once Ukyo's father offered to throw in his okonomiyaki गाड़ी as a dowry.[30]
Unfortunately, Genma forgot to take Ukyo with him, leaving her to be mocked द्वारा the other local girls. Infuriated and devastated, Ukyo decides to throw away her femininity so that she may train to become the greatest okonomiyaki chef in the world.[30] Some years later Ukyo enrols in an all-male school where she meets Tsubasa Kurenai who soon falls in प्यार with her, although Ukyo finds Tsubasa as nothing और than a nuisance
