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
- 勝見
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
- Katsuni, formerly known as Katsumi, French pornographic actress
- Katsumi (佳つ實) A Maiko currently in training to be a full-fledged geiko (geisha) in Gion Kobu, Kyoto, Japan
Characters
- Katsumi Akagi (カツミ), a character in the manga and anime series Project ARMS
- Katsumi Kabuto (克美), a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge
- Katsumi Kajio (克美), a character in the tokusatsu series Ultraman Gaia
- Katsumi Kelly, a character in the 1957 film Sayonara
- Katsumi Daido, a character in the 2010 movie Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate
- Katsumi Kida (克美), a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Black
- Katsumi Liqueur, a character in the manga and anime series Silent Möbius
- Katsumi Sako (克己), a character in the manga and live-action drama series Life
- Katsumi Orochi, a character in the manga and anime series Grappler Baki