Kumi (name)
Kumi is a given name common in Japan and Ghana. It is also a Persian.Possible writings in Japanese
Kumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 組, "group, party, pair, band, class"
; as a given name
- 久美, "long time, beauty"
- 久実, "long time, fruit"
- 来未, "come, not yet"
- 九美, "nine, beauty"
- 九海, "nine seas"
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.Possible writings in Persian
- Modern Iranian form of Persian Haurvatat, meaning "health, perfection."
People
; with the given name Kumi
- Kumi, vocalist of the Japanese band Love Psychedelico
- Kumi Araki, Japanese long-distance runner
- Kumi Koda, Japanese pop and neo soul singer
- Kumi Miyasato, Japanese pop singer and voice actress
- Kumi Mizuno, Japanese actress
- Kumi Mori, Japanese handball goalkeeper
- Kumi Naidoo, South African human rights activist and head of Greenpeace
- Kumi Nakada, former professional volleyball player
- Kumi Otoshi, Japanese race walker
- Kumi Sakuma, Japanese voice actress
- Kumi Sasaki, Japanese idol
- Kumi Sasaki, Japanese recording artist
- Kumi Taguchi, Japanese-American actress
- Kumi Taguchi, Australian television broadcaster and presenter
- Kumi Tanioka, Japanese video game music composer
- Kumi Yokoyama, Japanese football striker
- Kumi Yamada, women's professional shogi player
Fictional characters
; with the given name Kumi
- Kumi, a ladybug in the cartoon series Beat Bugs
- Kumi, a fox Gacha pet in the Korean online video game Grand Chase
- Kumi, a character in the popular children's doll franchise Bratz
- Kumi Mashiba, a character in the manga and anime series Fighting Spirit
- Kumi Ōkubo, a character in the Japanese fighting game series Asuka 120% Burning Festival
- Kumi Hayami, a character in the magical girl anime series Magical Fairy Persia
- Kumi Kawamura, a character in the manga series Alien Nine
- Kumi Hirose, a character in the role-playing game
- Kumi Sugimoto, a character in the manga and anime series Captain Tsubasa
