Emi (えみ, エミ, 絵美, 恵美) is a very common feminine Japanese given name and is occasionally used as a surname.
Emi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
as a given name
恵美, "blessing, beauty"
絵美, "picture, beauty"
映見, "reflect, look"
映美, "reflect, beauty"
笑, "smile"
栄美
恵未
恵実
慧美
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
as a surname
江見
江美
Emi Fujita (恵美; born 1963), Japanese singer
Emi Hashino (恵美; born 1973), Japanese comedian and stage actress
Emi Hinouchi (エミ; born 1982), Japanese urban music singer-songwriter
Emi Inui (絵美; born 1983), Japanese softball player
Emi Kaneko (恵美; born 1965), Japanese politician
Emi Kobayashi (恵美; born 1983), Japanese gravure idol
Emi Kuroda (エミ; born 1978), Japanese actress
Emi Matsui (江美; born 1963), Japanese javelin thrower
Emi Motoi (えみ), a Japanese voice actress
Emi Motokawa (恵美), a Japanese professional wrestler
Emi Nonaka (絵美), a Japanese ice hockey player
Emi Shinohara (恵美; born 1963), Japanese voice actress
Emi Suzuki (えみ; born 1985), Chinese-Japanese actress and fashion model
Emi Tawata (えみ; born 1984), Japanese singer
Emi Uwagawa (恵美), a Japanese voice actress
Emi Wada (惠美; born 1937), Japanese costume designer
Emi Wakui (映見; born 1970), Japanese actress
Emi Watanabe (絵美; born 1958), Japanese figure skater