is the Japanese word for

walnut A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...

. It is also a given name in Japan, primarily for women (though occasionally for men, such as novelist Kurumi Inui). It may refer to:

People

Actors

*, female child actress *, female voice actress *, female actress, formerly in the Flower Troupe of the

Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Jap ...

*, female voice actress

Authors

*, male mystery novelist *, female

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist bef ...

*, female manga artist and illustrator

Idols

*, female

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...

*, female tarento *, female idol and member of

Bishōjo Club 31 In Japanese popular culture, a , also romanized as ''bishojo'' or ''bishoujo'', is a cute girl character. ''Bishōjo'' characters appear ubiquitously in media including manga, anime, and computer games (especially in the ''bishojo'' game genr ...

*, former female electropop idol

Musicians

*, female musician, formerly with the stage name *, stage name of Natsue Washizu for her music career (such as the eponymous theme song for the anime ''

Attack No. 1 is a Japanese manga series by Chikako Urano. It became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category. The anime is an adaptation of Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Margaret Magazine under the s ...

'') *, stage name of musician

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...

during her early modelling days *, former stage name of anime singer Riryka

Sports

*, Japanese snowboarder *, female tennis player *, Japanese synchronized swimmer

Fictional characters

* Kurumi (クルミ), a character in the anime ''

Lycoris Recoil is a Japanese original anime television series created by Spider Lily and Asaura. It was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired from July to September 2022. A manga adaptation by Yasunori Bizen began serialization in Media Factory's manga mag ...

'' * Kurumi Ebisuzawa (惠飛須沢胡桃), a character in the anime ''

Gakkou Gurashi is a Japanese manga series written by Norimitsu Kaihō and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba. The series was serialized from May 24, 2012 to November 22, 2019 in the Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Forward'' magazine and is licensed in English ...

'' *, a character in the manga ''

Needless ''Needless'' (stylized as ''NEEDLESS'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kami Imai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from October 2003 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in s ...

'' *, the titular character of the manga ''

Steel Angel Kurumi is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku (manga group), Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by OLM, Inc., Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko C ...

'' *, the protagonist of the shōjo manga ''

Haou Airen is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by Mayu Shinjo. Plot One day while walking home from her job, Kurumi Akino finds a wounded young man, and saves his life. He mysteriously disappears after that, and leaves only the name "Hakuron ...

'' *, a character in the eroge video game ''

Bible Black is an eroge video game developed by ActiveSoft and published on July 14, 2000. Sei Shoujo is the original creator of the game's artwork, character design and penned the original script for the game. Milky Studio has since adapted the ga ...

'' *, a character in the anime ''

Kimagure Orange Road is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from 1984 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. The story follows tee ...

'' *, a character in the anime '' Seraphim Call'' *, a character in the anime ''

Yes! PreCure 5 is a Japanese anime series and the fourth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries produced by Toei Animation, featuring the third generation of Cures. The series aired on TV Asahi between February 2007 and January 2008 and ...

'' *, a character in the science-fiction manga ''

Wingman A wingman (or wingmate) is a pilot or UAV who supports another pilot in a potentially dangerous flying environment. ''Wingman'' was originally the plane flying beside and slightly behind the lead plane in an aircraft formation. According to t ...

'' *, the titular character in the Ryō Takase shōjo manga *, a character in the manga '' Pani Poni'' *, a character in the '' Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha'' *, a character in the anime ''

Sundome is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuto Okada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Champion'' from 2006 to 2009, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was ada ...

'' *, a character in the

dating sim Dating sims, or , are video game subgenre of simulation games with romantic elements. Dating sims are often dialog-heavy and focus on time management. The player must befriend and carefully build and maintain a relationship with one or more ...

game '' Ijiwaru My Master'' *, a character in the anime ''

Date A Live is a Japanese light novel series written by Koushi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. Fujimi Shobo published 22 volumes from March 2011 to March 2020 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. Yen Press holds the license to publish the li ...

'' *, the protagonist of the 1995 dorama '' White Love Story'' *Erika Kurumi, a character in the anime '' HeartCatch PreCure!'' *, a character in the shōjo manga ''

Kimi ni Todoke is a Japanese '' shōjo'' romance manga by Karuho Shiina. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2005 to 2017 and collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annual ...

'' with the nickname ''Kurumi'' *Princess Kurumi (Kurumi-Hime) is the protagonist of the game

SEGA Ninja ''Sega Ninja'', originally released as in Japan, is a run and gun shooter released in arcades by Sega in 1985. The game features Princess Kurumi (くるみ姫 ''Kurumi-Hime''), the titular female ninja, battling enemies using throwing knives ...

(Ninja Princess in Japan). She fights enemies using knives and throwing stars. Kurumi is also considered one of the first female protagonists in video games.

Horticulture

Juglans ailantifolia ''Juglans ailantifolia'' (synonyms ''J. cordiformis'' and ''J. sieboldiana'' and '' J. mandshurica'' var. ''sachalinensis''), the Japanese walnut ( ja, 鬼胡桃 ''oni-gurumi''), is a species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin. It is a de ...

, the Japanese walnut, a species of walnut that is native to Japan.

Other uses

*, a song by

Mr. Children , commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one o ...

and one of the A-sides of their 2003 single, "Tenohira" / "Kurumi", and the theme song for the Takashi Komatsu film . *The GR-KURUMI board incorporates the 16-bit, low-power consumption, RL78/G13 Group MCU (R5F100GJAFB). Compatible with Arduino Pro Mini, this board can use existing sample codes, ensuring easy use with the Arduino language and standard libraries from both hardware and software aspects.

References

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