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Pronunciation
  
(Mah-sah-mee)

Word/name
  
Japanese

Related names
  
Masako Masumi

Gender
  
Unisex

Region of origin
  
Japan

Masami

Meaning
  
It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used

Masami (まさみ,マサミ,雅美) is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex.

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Possible writings

  • 惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty"
  • 真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake"
  • 昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty"
  • 雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty"
  • 成美, meaning "Become beautiful"
  • マサミ in (katakana)
  • まさみ in (hiragana)

    • People

  • Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese Noise musician
  • Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series Chūka Ichiban! which is based on the manga series of the same name
  • Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
  • Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor
  • Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor
  • Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
  • Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
  • 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, and B't X
  • Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美), Japanese former racecar driver
  • Masami Mitsuoka (光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer
  • Masami Nagasawa (長澤 まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress
  • Masami Ōbari (大張正己), Japanese anime character designer and director
  • Masami Odate (大館 昌美), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Masami Okui (奥井 雅美), Japanese pop musician
  • Masami Shiratama (白玉 雅己), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band Porno Graffitti
  • Masami Suzuki (鈴木 真仁), voice actress from Japan
  • Masami Tanaka (田中 雅美), Olympic bronze medalist
  • Masami Teraoka, Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints
  • Masami Tsuchiya, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
  • Masami Tsuda (津田 雅美), Japanese manga artist; creator of Kare Kano
  • Masami Yoshida (吉田 雅美), Japanese javelin thrower
  • Masami Yūki (ゆうきまさみ), Japanese manga artist; creator of Patlabor

    • Fictional characters

  • Masami Eiri (英利 政美), villain from the anime Serial Experiments Lain
  • Masami Oyamada (小山田雅美), from the manga and anime Someday's Dreamers
  • Masami Saotome (早乙女正美), from the live action film: Boogiepop and Others
  • Masami Yamada (山田 正臣), teacher from the anime Onegai Teacher
  • Masami Yoshida, the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from The Amazing World of Gumball

    • References

    Masami Wikipedia
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