is a common Japanese
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and can be given to either sex.
Written forms
*マサミ in (
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 fr ...
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*まさみ in (
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
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Forms in
kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
can include:
*惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty"
*真己, meaning "True self"
*真巳, meaning "Truth, Snake"
*昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty"
*雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty"
*成美, meaning "Become beautiful"
People with the name
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Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese
Noise
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musician
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Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series ''Chūka Ichiban!'' which is based on the
manga series of the same name
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Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
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Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor
*, Japanese alpine skier
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Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor
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Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the
Imperial Japanese Navy during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
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Masami Kubota, Japanese former
gymnast who competed in the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...
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Masami Kurumada (車田 正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his works such as ''
Ring ni Kakero'', ''
Fūma no Kojirō'', ''
Saint Seiya
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...
'', and ''
B't X''
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Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美), Japanese former
racecar driver
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Masami Mitsuoka (光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer
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Masami Nagasawa (長澤 まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress
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Masami Ōbari (大張正己), Japanese anime character designer and director
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Masami Odate (大館 昌美), Japanese professional wrestler
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Masami Okui (奥井 雅美), Japanese pop musician
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Masami Sato (佐藤 正美), Japanese football player
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Masami Shiratama (白玉 雅己), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band
Porno Graffitti
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Masami Suzuki (鈴木 真仁), voice actress from Japan
*, Japanese football manager
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Masami Tanabu (田名部 匡省, 1934–2025), Japanese politician and former ice hockey player and coach
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Masami Tanaka (田中 雅美), Olympic bronze medalist
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Masami Teraoka, Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints
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Masami Tsuchiya, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
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Masami Tsuda (津田 雅美), Japanese manga artist; creator of ''
Kare Kano''
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Masami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people
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Masami Yūki (ゆうきまさみ), Japanese manga artist; creator of ''
Patlabor
, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori ...
''
Fictional characters
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Masami Eiri (英利 政美), villain from the anime ''
Serial Experiments Lain''
*Masami Kaida, a character in the air combat video game ''
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces''
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Masami Oyamada (小山田雅美), from the manga and anime ''
Someday's Dreamers''
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Masami Saotome (早乙女正美), from the live action film: ''
Boogiepop and Others''
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Masami Yamada (山田 正臣), teacher from the anime ''
Onegai Teacher''
*Masami Aomame, the full name of the lead female protagonist in Haruki Murakami's novel,
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Masami Yoshida the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from
The Amazing World of Gumball
''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...
*Masami Kousa, a yakuza boss in the manga/anime series ''
Black Lagoon''
* Masami Fujii, a character in the manga/anime series ''
Ro-Kyu-Bu!''
*Masami Iwasawa (岩沢雅美), the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of
Girls Dead Monster from the anime
Angel Beats!
See also
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Japanese name
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Japanese language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese dia ...
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Japanese unisex given names