Takumi (匠) is a Japanese word meaning "

artisan An artisan (from french: artisan, it, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, ...

". It is also a masculine

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 ...

or a surname using various

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 subse ...

characters. The given name can also be written 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'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...

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 ...

Possible writings

Takumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *匠, "artisan" *巧, "adroit" *工, "skill" *卓美, "eminent, beauty" *卓巳, "eminent, serpent" *巧海, "adroit, sea" *拓海, "clear (the land), sea" *拓未, "clear (the land), future" *拓巳, "clear (the land), serpent" *拓実, "clear (the land), fruit" ;as a surname *琢己 *宅見

People

;with the given name Takumi *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese professional baseball pitcher *, Japanese former racing cyclist *, Japanese footballer * Takumi Fujiwara (sailor) (born 1962), Japanese sailor *, Japanese film director *, Japanese former footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former football player *, Japanese footballer *

Takumi Horiuchi Takumi Horiuchi (born 7 January 1949) is a Japanese sailing (sport), sailor. He competed in the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman, Flying Dutchman event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References External links

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(born 1949), Japanese sailor *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese retired basketball player *, Japanese professional shogi player *, Guamanian footballer *, Japanese printmaker *, Japanese actor, singer, and model *, Japanese professional footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former baseball outfielder *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese female singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former football player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese video game writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese triathlon athlete *, Japanese professional baseball catcher *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese actor and filmmaker *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese football player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese bartender *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor *Takumi Kawanishi (川西拓実, born 1999), Japanese idol, member of JO1 ;with the surname Takumi *, Japanese yakuza *Namuchi Takumi (たくみなむち), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese video game developer *, Japanese actor and voice actor

Fictional characters

*Takumi Fujiwara, the main character of the manga and anime series Initial D *

Takumi Hayami is a Japanese anime franchise produced by Konami and animated by J.C.Staff. A 30-minute OVA episode was released on August 25, 2006 and a television series adaptation aired on Chiba TV from July 5, 2007, to December 27, 2007. Plot In the ...

, from Sky Girls *

Takumi Ichinose The Japanese manga series ''Nana'', written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, features a cast of fictional characters of which the two main characters share the name Nana. The series chronicles their friendship and their lives as each chases her dr ...

(巧), a character in the manga and anime series '' Nana'' * Takumi Kisaragi (タクミ), a character in the anime series '' Gad Guard'' *

Takumi Mayama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It was serialized in Takarajimasha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Cutie Comic'' from 2000 to 2001, before being transferred to Shueisha's ''josei'' (aimed at younger adul ...

(巧), a character in the manga, anime, and TV drama series '' Honey and Clover'' *

Takumi Tokiha This article is a list of fictional characters who appear in the ''My-HiME'' series. Note that while most of these characters appear in both the ''My-HiME'' anime and manga series, their roles and relationships differ. Fuka Academy students High ...

(巧海), a character in the anime series '' My-HiME'' and '' My-Otome'' * Takumi Tsuzuki, a character in the anime series '' Mayoi Neko Overrun!'' * Takumi Usui, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Fujiwara. It was serialized in Hakusensha's monthly '' shōjo'' magazine '' LaLa'' from December 2005 to September 2013, with its chapters collected in 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 26-episode anime adaptat ...

'' * Takumi Aldini, a character from '' Shokugeki no Soma'' * Takumi (Hiroman), a character from

Stitch! is a Japanese anime television series. It is a spin-off of Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, serving as the franchise's second television series after '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The anime series aired in Japan from October ...

*Takumi, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem Fates'' *Takumi Inui, a character from the Japanese show '' Kamen Rider 555'' *Takumi Mukai, a character from the Japanese video game and anime series ''

THE iDOLM@STER is a Japanese media franchise that began in 2005 with a Life simulation game, raising simulation and Rhythm game, rhythm video game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The series primarily centers on the career of a pr ...

'' *Takumi Someya, a character from the video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life'' *Takumi Aiba, a character/protagonist from the Japanese video game, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth *Takumi Shinada, a character from ''

Delicious Party Pretty Cure } is a 2022 Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation, billed as the nineteenth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise. It is directed by Toshinori Fukazawa and written by Sawako Hirabayashi, and premiered ...

Other uses

* Takumi Corporation, a Japanese video game company *

10617 Takumi 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

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