Kumi

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name = Kumi


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gender = female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
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origin = Japanese
related names = Kumiko
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Kumi (くみ, クミ) is a Japanese word with the meaning 'group'. It is also a common feminine Japanese given name.

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"
*來未, "come, not yet"The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real People

;with the given name Kumi
*KUMI, the vocalist of the Japanese band "Love Psychedelico"
*Kumi Koda (來未), a Japanese pop and neo soul singer
*Kumi Araki (久美), a Japanese long-distance runner
*Kumi Sakuma (紅美), a Japanese voice actress
*Kumi Nakada (久美), a former professional volleyball player
*Kumi Tanioka (久美), a Japanese video game music composer
*Kumi Miyasato (久美), a Japanese pop singer and voice actress

Fictional Characters

;with the given name Kumi
*Kumi, a character in the popular children's doll franchise "Bratz"
*Kumi Mashiba (久美), a character in the manga and anime series "Fighting Spirit"
*Kumi Ōkubo (久美), a character in the Japanese fighting game series "Asuka 120% Burning Festival"
*Kumi Hayami (久美), a character in the magical girl anime series "Magical Fairy Persia"
*Kumi Kawamura (くみ), a character in the manga series "Alien Nine"
*Kumi Hirose (久美), a character in the role-playing game ""

Other uses

*Kumi, a Yakuza group
*Kumi-cho, a Yakuza gang boss

ee also

*Kumi District, a district in eastern Uganda
*Kumi Odori, a form of narrative traditional Ryukyuan dance
*Kumi Kumi, an illegal liquor brewed in Kenya
*Gumi, a city in South Korea