Katsumi
| Katsumi |
| Pronunciation |
Ká-ts(ú)-mí |
| Gender |
Both |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Japanese |
| Meaning |
It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Katsumi (かつみ, カツミ?) is a common Japanese given name used by either sex.
Possible writings
Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- as a given name
- 克己, "overcome, self/oneself"
- 克巳, "overcome, serpent"
- 克美, "overcome, beauty"
- 勝己, "win, self/oneself"
- 勝巳, "win, serpent"
- 勝美, "win, beauty"
- 勝実, "win, substance (or fruit)"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
- as a surname
People
- Akinoshima Katsumi (勝巳, born 1967), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Katsumi Asaba (克己, born 1940), Japanese art director
- Katsumi Chou (克巳, born 1951), Japanese voice actor
- Katsumi Matsumura (born 1944), Japanese volleyball player
- Katsumi Oenoki (克己, born 1965), Japanese football player
- Katsumi Shibata (勝巳, 1909–c. 1940), Japanese field hockey player
- Katsumi Suzuki (勝美, born 1956), Japanese voice actor
- Katsumi Takahashi (克実), Japanese actor
- Katsumi Tezuka (勝巳, born 1912), Japanese actor
- Katsumi Toriumi (勝美), Japanese voice actor
- Katsumi Yanagishima (克己), Japanese cinematographer
- Katsumi Watanabe (勝美), Japanese baseball player
- Katsumi Yokota, Japanese video game designer
- Katsumi Nishikawa (1918–2010), Japanese film director
- Katsumi Yusa (born 1988), Japanese footballer
- Katsumi Ōno (1905–2006), Japanese diplomat
Characters