Yumi is a feminine Japanese and Korean given name.

Japanese name

is a common feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

which is occasionally used as a surname.

Orthography

Yumi can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequ ...

characters and as a given name can mean: *由美, "origin/history, beauty" *裕美, "abundance, beauty" *夕実, "evening, fruition" *優美, "tenderness, beauty"' *裕未, "abundance, less than" *悠美, "permanence, beauty" *祐美, "savior, beauty" *由実, "origin/history, fruition" *有美, "exist, beauty" *夕美, "evening, beauty" *友美, "friend, beauty" The given name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contras ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...

Given name

*, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *

Yumi Asō , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura. She married actor in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008. Biography ...

(奥村由美), Japanese actress * Yumi Hara (原由実, born 1985), Japanese voice actress * Yumi Hotta (堀田由美), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese cross-country skier * Yumi Iwabuchi (岩渕有美), Japanese Olympic softball player *, Japanese speed skater * Yumi Kakazu (嘉数由美, born 1973), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese long-distance swimmer * Yumi Kobayashi (小林優美), Japanese fashion model * Yumi Kokamo (小鴨由水), retired female long-distance runner from Japan *

Yumi Kumakura (born on September 5, 1978, in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays a V-Premier League team Takefuji Bamboo. She entered Ito Yokado Prior in April 1997, after graduating from Kyoei High School. Kumakura played ...

(熊倉由美), Japanese volleyball player * Yumi Maruyama (丸山由美), Japanese former Olympic volleyball player *

Yumi Matsutoya , nicknamed , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures ...

(松任谷由実), Japanese singer *

Yumi Matsuzawa is a Japanese singer from Fujimi, Saitama. She is best known for her debut release, "You Get to Burning", the opening theme for ''Martian Successor Nadesico'', as well as the movie version's theme song "Dearest" and the song "Chikyuugi", the op ...

(松澤由美), Japanese singer *

Yumi Morio , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress and singer employed by the talent management firm Stardust Promotion. Filmography Film *''Karaoke Terror'' (2002) *''Lost in Ramen'' (2018) TV dramas *'' Nerawareta Gakuen'' (1982) *''A ...

(河合由美), Japanese voice actress *

Yumi Nakashima is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter. She was a guitarist, vocalist and composer in the Japanese rock band GO!GO!7188 under the name; . She is also a songwriter, composer, guitarist and vocalist in the band Chirinuruwowaka. ...

(中島優美), Japanese singer *

Yumi Ohka , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Originally trained by the now defunct JDStar promotion, Ohka now works for Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave. She is a former two-time Wave Single Champion, while also bein ...

(阿部由美子), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese voice actress *

Yumi Shirakawa was a Japanese film and television actress. She was called the Japanese Grace Kelly when she debuted. She was scoted and joined Toho film company. In the same year, she made her film debut with ''Narazumono''. Her notable films are ''Rodan'' (1 ...

(白川由美), former Japanese actress * Yumi Stynes, Australian disc jockey for the Australian Channel V * Yumi Sugimoto (杉本有美), Japanese actress *, Japanese curler * Yumi Takada (高田由美), Japanese voice actress *

Yumi Tōma , known professionally as , is a Japanese voice actress, narrator, author and singer from Chiba. She has been part of the singing group Goddess Family Club. Tōma once worked for Aoni Production before she founded her own agency ALLURE&Y. Becaus ...

(冬馬由美 (吉田由美), Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese women's footballer *

Yumi Yoshimura is a Japanese singer, best known as a member of the pop duo PUFFY, along with Ami Onuki. Early life and career She was born in Neyagawa, Osaka, in 1975. She learned that there was a talent search underway in Tokyo. She successfully tried out ...

(吉村由美), the second half of the singing duo

Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese pop rock duo formed in Tokyo in 1995, consisting of singers Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura. In the United States, they adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, who also performed under the name ...

Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the ''pink film'' genre. Early life and education Yoshiyuki studied economics at Dokkyo University. Career During her studies at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki deve ...

(吉行由美), Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter

Surname

Kaoru Yumi is a Japanese actress. Filmography Movies * (1966) * (1973) * (1973) * (1974) * (1974) * (1976) * (1976) * (1978) TV Dramas * (1970 NHK) ''as Yaku Hiroko'' * * (1973) * * (1986 TBS) * * (1997 TBS) * References External links ...

(由美かおる), Japanese actress as a stage name

Fictional characters

*Yumi,

Otakuthon Otakuthon is Quebec's largest anime convention promoting Japanese animation (anime), Japanese graphic novels (manga), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture (music, cinema, television). It is held annually for 3 days in downtown Montreal dur ...

mascot * Yumi (Ape Escape), a character in the video game ''Ape Escape'' *Yumi Yoshimura, a character in the Japanese-American animated television series ''

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' is an American animated television series created by Sam Register for Cartoon Network. Produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, the series stars fictionalized and animated versions of the Japanese pop ...

'' *

Yumi Fukuzawa This is the list of characters of the light novel, manga and anime series ''Maria-sama ga Miteru''. Most of the characters either attend Lillian School for Girls, or in the case of male characters, are related to or dating a student of Lillian. C ...

(福沢祐巳), the main character from the novel, manga, and anime series '' Maria-sama ga Miteru'' * Yumi Ishiyama, a main character in the French animated television series ''

Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participation of Conseil ...

'' and '' Code Lyoko: Evolution'' *Yumi Tsoi, an inconsistently-minded, non-carbon alien character. Lives entirely in Artem Syrmolotov's imagination *Farmer Yumi, on the animated television show

PAW Patrol ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series, children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the ...

*Azusa Yumi (弓梓), a character from the anime and manga series Soul Eater * Yumi Omura (大村裕美) and yumi the persocom, two characters in the manga and anime series ''

Chobits is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the Japanese manga collective Clamp. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from September 2000 to October 2002, with its chapters collected ...

'' *Yumi Ozawa, a character from

Persona 4 released outside of Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'', is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger '' Megami Tensei'' franchise, and wa ...

*Yumi Sakata, a character in shōjo manga series '' Doubt!!'' * Yumi Sawamura (澤村由美), a character in the action-adventure video game ''

Yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...

'' * Sayaka Yumi (弓さやか), a character from the ''

Mazinger is a long-running series of manga and anime featuring giant robots or mecha. Series The series in order: ''God Mazinger'' is related by name only and ''Mazinkaiser'' is an OVA retelling of earlier ''Mazinger'' stories, based partly on des ...

'' manga and anime series *Yumi Miyamoto, a character from the ''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its cha ...

'' manga and anime series *Corporal Yumi Nagumo (南雲弓), the main character of '' Marine Corps Yumi'' manga series. Uses the kanji 弓 " bow". * Yumi Komagata, a character from anime and manga series ''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his wor ...

'' *Yumi from the ''

Senran Kagura is a video game series created by Kenichiro Takaki, produced by Marvelous and mostly developed by Tamsoft. The franchise revolves around groups of female shinobi, and has received manga and anime adaptations. The anime has been licensed by ...

'' fighting video game franchise *Aiko Yumi, a Japanese college professor and a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame '' HuniePop'' *Yumi, a recruitable crew member in Need for Speed: Carbon.

Korean name

Yumi (유미), also spelled Yoomi, is a common feminine

Korean given name A Korean name ( Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (' ...

Orthography

The meaning of the name differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

used to write each syllable. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" and 33 hanja with the reading "mi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Some examples include: *, "having beauty" *, "wandering beauty" *, "gentle beauty"

People

Ha Yoo-mi Ha Yoo-mi (born July 7, 1963) is a South Korean actress. Ha received acting recognition for her supporting roles in the television dramas ''My Husband's Woman'' (2007) and ''Queen of Reversals ''Queen of Reversals'' () is a 2010 South Kore ...

(born 1965), South Korean actress *

Kim Yoo-mi (actress) Kim Yoo-mi (born October 12, 1979, ) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Music video Awards and nominations References External links Kim Yoo-miat Khan Enterprise * * South Korean film actresses Sout ...

(born 1980), South Korean actress * Han Yoo-mi (born 1982), South Korean volleyball player *

Hwang Yu-mi Hwang Yu-mi (Hangul: 황유미; born 18 March 1983) is a South Korean former badminton player. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Career In 2003, she won the silver medal at the Asian Championships in the women's doubles even ...

(born 1983), South Korean badminton player *

Jung Yu-mi (actress, born 1983) Jung Yu-mi (, born January 18, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her feature film debut in ''Blossom Again'' (2005), for which she received acting recognition. She has since starred in the critically acclaimed films ''Family Ties'' (200 ...

, South Korean actress * Jeong Yu-mi (actress, born 1984), South Korean actress * Jeon Yu-mi (born 1988), South Korean field hockey player * Kim Yu-mi (beauty pageant titleholder) (born 1990), South Korean beauty pageant titleholder * Kang Yu-mi (born 1991), South Korean football player *

Lee Yoo-mi Lee Yoo-mi (; born July 18, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles as Ji-yeong in ''Squid Game'' (2021) and Lee Na-yeon in ''All of Us Are Dead'' (2022). For the former, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Gues ...

(born 1994), South Korean actress * Patty Yumi Cottrell (born 1981), Korean-American writer

Fictional characters

* Kim Yumi, the titular protagonist of South Korean webtoon and drama ''

Yumi's Cells ''Yumi's Cells'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Lee Sang-yeob and starring Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Jinyoung, Lee Yu-bi, and Park Ji-hyun. Based on the eponymous webtoon, it is a cell-based psychological romance that ...

Japanese name

Orthography

Given name

Surname

Fictional characters

Korean name

Orthography

People

Fictional characters

References

See also