Emi

Emi (えみ, エミ, 絵美,　恵美) is a feminine Japanese given name and is occasionally used as a surname.

Emi

Pronunciation	É-mí
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Emiko

Possible writings

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

as a given name

• 恵美, "blessing, beauty"
• 絵美, "picture, beauty"
• 映見, "reflect, look"
• 映美, "reflect, beauty"
• 笑, "smile"
• 栄美
• 恵未
• 恵実
• 慧美

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname

• 江見
• 江美

People with the name

• Emi Akimoto (秋元 恵美, born 1956), Japanese hurdler
• Emi Fujita (恵美; born 1963), Japanese singer
• Emi Hashino (恵美; born 1973), Japanese comedian and stage actress
• Emi Hinouchi (エミ; born 1982), Japanese urban music singer-songwriter
• Emi Inui (絵美; born 1983), Japanese softball player
• Emi Kaneko (恵美; born 1965), Japanese politician
• Emi Kawabata (川端 絵美, born 1970), Japanese skier
• Emi Kobayashi (恵美; born 1983), Japanese gravure idol
• Emi Kuroda (エミ; born 1978), Japanese actress
• Emi Matsui (江美; born 1963), Japanese javelin thrower
• Emi Morimoto, Japanese drummer
• Emi Motoi (えみ), a Japanese voice actress
• Emi Motokawa (恵美), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Emi Nakajima (中島 依美, born 1990), Japanese women's footballer
• Emi Nitta (恵海; born 1985), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Emi Nonaka (絵美), a Japanese ice hockey player
• Emi Shimizu (清水 絵美, born 1990), Japanese curler
• Emi Shinohara (恵美; born 1963), Japanese voice actress
• Emi Suzuki (えみ; born 1985), Chinese-Japanese actress and fashion model
• Emi Tawata (えみ; born 1984), Japanese singer
• Emi Uwagawa (恵美), a Japanese voice actress
• Emi Wada (惠美; born 1937), Japanese costume designer
• Emi Wakui (映見; born 1970), Japanese actress
• Emi Watanabe (絵美; born 1958), Japanese figure skater
• Emi Yamamoto (山本 絵美, born 1982), Japanese women's footballer

Fictional characters

• Emi Isuzu (絵美), a character in the Tenjho Tenge series
• Emi Ibarazaki (茨崎 笑美), a character in the visual novel Katawa Shoujo
• Emi Yusa, a character in the anime and manga The Devil is a Part-Timer!
• Emi Igawa, a character in the anime and manga Your Lie In April
• Emi Toshiba, a background character in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution dance game series

See also

• Mimasaka-Emi Station, a train station in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
• Magical Star Magical Emi, a magical girl anime series