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. It can be written with the single

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瞳 (

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for pupil or ''eye'') or with various combinations of two kanji with various meanings, such as 仁美 ("benevolent, humane, noble, beauty"). The name can also be written using the

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as ひとみ. The singer hitomi writes her stage name using the

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People

Singers

* Hitomi Furuya (古谷仁美, born 1976), a Japanese singer-songwriter *Hitomi Kuroishi (黒石ひとみ), a Japanese singer, author, and composer noted for her involvement with the soundtracks of the anime ''

Last Exile is a Japanese anime television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in '' ...

'' and ''

Code Geass , often referred to as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set in an ...

'' *

Hitomi Shimatani is a Japanese pop singer. Formerly signed to the Avex Trax label for 22 years, Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/ pop style for her music. Shim ...

(島谷ひとみ, born 1980), a Japanese female pop singer whose songs include one of ''Inuyashas opening theme song "

Angelus FIle:Jean-François Millet (II) 001.jpg, ''The Angelus (painting), The Angelus'' (1857–1859) by Jean-François Millet The Angelus (; Latin for "angel") is a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation (Christianity), Incarnation of Jesus ...

" *, Japanese singer *

Hitomi Yaida is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United Kingdom. Career 2000 Born in Toyonaka, Osaka, ...

(矢井田瞳 born 1978), Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and musician *

Hitomi Yoshizawa is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to ...

(吉澤ひとみ, born 1985), Japanese pop singer and former leader of the J-pop group

Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most to ...

*Hitomi Isaka (井坂仁美 ), member of the group

Kamen Rider Girls are an idol group developed by Avex Trax and Ishimori Productions to commemorate the Kamen Rider Series' 40th anniversary in 2011. Each of the group's current members represent one of the protagonists of the Kamen Rider Series. The group made t ...

Hitomi Honda is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Say My Name, and former member of South Korean–Japanese project girl group Iz*One and Japanese girl group AKB48. Career 2012–2017: Early ...

(本田仁美, born 2001), Japanese singer and member of

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. AK ...

and

Iz*One Iz*One ( ; ; ; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet (TV channel), Mnet reality competition show ''Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: Jang Won-young, Sakura Miyawaki, Jo Yu-r ...

Voice actresses/actresses

* Hitomi (ひと美, born 1967), Japanese voice actress from Osaka *

Hitomi Aizawa is a Japanese actress, gravure idol and race queen. In a 2006 article on an "Air Guitar roadshow" in which Aizawa participated, the website cinematopics.com noted that she was the top idol of the gravure world. Among the films in which Aizawa ...

(相澤仁美), Japanese actress, gravure idol and

race queen A promotional model is a model hired to drive consumer demand for a product, service, brand, or concept by directly interacting with potential customers. Most promotional models are conventionally attractive in physical appearance. They serve to m ...

Hitomi Kobayashi is an important early Japanese AV idol. One of the founding figures of the Japanese adult video, she has been called indispensable to any discussion of the AV. '' Mainichi Shimbun'' calls her "one of the icons of Japanese adult cinema history ...

(小林ひとみ, born 1965), important early Japanese AV idol *

Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: ; Katakana: ''Kuroki Hitomi''; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji ( ''Ichiji Shōko'') née Egami ( ''Egami Shō ...

(黒木瞳, born 1960), Japanese actress who voiced Helen Parr/Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible in the Japanese dub of ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...

'' *

Hitomi Nabatame is a Japanese actress and singer who is affiliated with Ken Production. She sang the opening themes for ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu'' under the name "Miran Himemiya and Chocolate Rockers". Biography Filmography Anime ;2003 *'' Maburaho'' ...

(生天目仁美, born 1976), Japanese voice actress, whose roles include Nanao Ise from ''

Bleach Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color from (i.e. to whiten) fabric or fiber (in a process called bleaching) or to disinfect after cleaning. It often refers specifically t ...

'' *, Japanese actress *

Hitomi Shiraishi is a former Japanese model, adult video (AV) actress, and a movie and TV actress from the 1990s. After retiring from performing, she went on to a second career as a movie screenwriter under the name Yukie Ochiai (落合雪恵). Life and career ...

(白石ひとみ, born 1971), Japanese AV Idol from the 1990s *, Japanese actress *

Hitomi Yoshida is a Japanese singer and actress previously affiliated with Amuleto. She is known for voicing Haru Miura in ''Reborn!'', Muco in '' Lovely Muco'', Mimi Tachikawa in ''Digimon Adventure tri.'', and Miyū Aikawa in ''Occultic;Nine''. Her singing ...

(born 1984) Japanese voice actress

Other

*, Japanese swimmer *

Hitomi Kamanaka (born 11 June 1958, Toyama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese documentary filmmaker known particularly for her films on nuclear power and radiation. Career Graduating from Waseda University in 1984, Kamanaka began working as an assistant director ...

(鎌仲ひとみ, born 1958), Japanese documentary filmmaker *

Hitomi Kanehara is a Japanese people, Japanese Japanese author, novelist. Her novel ''Hebi ni piasu'' (''Snakes and Earrings'') won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Her work has been translate ...

(金原ひとみ, born 1983), writer who wrote ''Hebi ni Piasu'' (Snakes and Earrings) *

Hitomi Kashima is a retired Japanese female butterfly swimmer. She represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also won a silver medal at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships The 3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 ...

(鹿島瞳, born 1980), former Japanese butterfly swimmer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese hurdler *

Hitomi Soga Hitomi Soga-Jenkins (Japanese language, Japanese: 曽我ひとみ ''Soga Hitomi'', born May 17, 1959) is a Japanese woman who was North Korean abductions of Japanese, abducted to North Korea together with her mother, Miyoshi Soga, from Sado Isl ...

(曽我ひとみ, born 1959), Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea to train agents in Japanese customs and language * Hitomi Takagaki (高垣眸, 1898–1983), Japanese writer *, Japanese photographer *Hitomi Yamaguchi, author and contributor to ''

Nakayoshi is a monthly Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga List of manga magazines, magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First issued in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history. Notable titles serialized ...

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Kinue Hitomi was a Japanese track and field athlete. She was the world record holder in several events in the 1920s – 1930s and was the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal. She was also the first woman to represent Japan at the Olympics. Biogra ...

(人見絹枝, 1907–1931), Japanese athlete and the first Japanese woman to receive an Olympic medal

Characters

* Hitomi Kagewaki, the young castle lord from '' InuYasha'' *Hitomi Kanzaki, heroine of ''

The Vision of Escaflowne is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It premiered from April to September 1996, on TV Tokyo. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, includi ...

'' *Hitomi Kisugi, one of the '' Cat's Eye'' trio *Hitomi, a character from the ''

Dead or Alive A wanted poster (or wanted sign) is a poster distributed to let the public know of a person whom authorities wish to apprehend. They generally include a picture of the person, either a photograph when one is available or of a facial composite ...

'' series *Hitomi, a character in the Lego theme '' Exo-Force'' *Hitomi Shinonome, a character in ''

Loveless (manga) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yun Kōga. It is serialized in the Japanese magazine ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' by Ichijinsha and collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' as of July 2017. Kōga plans to end the manga at fi ...

'' * Hitomi, a major antagonist in '' Code:Breaker'' *Hitomi Shizuki, a minor character in ''

Puella Magi Madoka Magica , also known simply as ''Madoka Magica'', is a Japanese anime television series created by Magica Quartet, and animated by Shaft. The story follows a group of middle school girls, led by protagonist Madoka Kaname, who make supernat ...

'' *Hitomi Manaka, main protagonist of the manga ''

Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shake-O. It follows the daily life and adventures of Hitomi Manaka, a cyclops who works as a school nurse, and her co-workers and students dealing with their human (and not-so-human) probl ...

'' *Hitomi, friend of Yuri in

Wedding Peach is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Ciao'' magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, c ...

*Hitomi Tadano, a character in

Komi Can't Communicate is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 2016 to January 2025, with its chapters collected in 37 volumes. The series is licensed in North A ...

*Hitomi Takano, main protagonist of the manga '' Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers'' *Hitomi Maejima, a character in the 2004

eroge An ''eroge'' (, ''eroge'', or , ''erogē'', ), also called an H-game, is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first ''eroge'' were crea ...

, '' Hitomi My Stepsister''.

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