Yumi
由美
A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 由美, combines reason + beauty.
- Hiragana
- ゆみ
- Katakana
- ユミ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Yumi
- Morae
- 2 ゆみ
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
由美
- 由reason, cause
- 美beauty
裕美
- 裕abundant, rich
- 美beauty
弓
- 弓bow (archery)
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Yumi. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- ゆみちゃんyumi-chan
- ゆーちゃんyu-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.