Sumire

Sumire (菫, すみれ, スミレ^?) is the Japanese word for the flower violet, or in a more limited sense, it refers to Viola mandshurica (aka Fuji Dawn) which is one of the species of violet. It is also a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 菫, "violet"

as a name

• 紫花, "purple, flower"
• 純麗, "purity, lovely"
• 澄玲, "lucidity, sound of jewels"
• 澄麗, "lucidity, lovely"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Sumire (1987–2009), Japanese fashion model
• Sumire Haruno (寿美礼, born 1972), Japanese Takarasienne
• Sumire Satō (born 1993), Japanese idol
• María Sumire, Peruvian politician and member of Union for Peru party

Characters

• Sumire, the main heroine of the 1999 novel Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
• Sumire Hoshino (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series Pāman
• Sumire Iwaya (澄麗), the main character of the manga and TV drama series Tramps Like Us
• Sumire Kanou (すみれ), a character in the manga and anime series Toradora!
• Sumire Kanzaki (すみれ), a character in the Japanese media franchise Sakura Wars
• Sumire Kasugano (すみれ), a character in the anime series Sally the Witch
• Sumire Ryuzaki (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis
• Sumire Shōda (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series Gakuen Alice
• Sumire Takahana (スミレ), the main heroine of the manga series Venus Versus Virus
• Sumire, the main character from Midnight Children by Shinjo Mayu
• Sumire Uemoto, a character from The World God Only Knows

Other uses

• Sumire, a 2003 song on the Japanese band Yuzu
• Sumire, a song on The Gazette's 2004 album Madara

See also

• Sumire 16 sai!!, a Japanese manga and TV drama series