Ayumi

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Ayumi


Ayumi Hamasaki, a singer

Pronunciation Á-yú-mí
Gender Female
Meaning It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Origin Japanese, Chinese
Related names Ayumu
Yumi
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with "Ayumi"

Ayumi (あゆみ, アユミ?) is a Japanese word meaning "course" or "walking" (歩み?). The kanji of Ayumi (歩- Ayu.mu) derives from the Chinese word (步- bù); the meanings of the two are similar but not the same. Ayumi is also a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.

[edit] Possible writings

Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 歩み, "course" or "walking"
as a given name
  • 歩, "progress", "walking", "a step"
  • 歩美, "walking, beauty"
  • 亜弓
  • 安弓
  • 亜由美

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

  • あゆ美, mixture of hiragana and kanji
as a surname
  • 漢人
  • 阿弓

[edit] Real people

with the given name Ayumi

[edit] Fictional characters

with the given name Ayumi
  • Amy Yeager, aka Ayumi Yoshida, a secondary character from Meitantei Conan, also known as Case Closed
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