Sumire

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Sumire


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caption= Viola mandshurica (Fuji Dawn)
pronunciation= S-me-lé
gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Akane
Tsubaki
Sakura
footnotes = nihongo|Sumire |すみれ, スミレ is the Japanese word for　Nihongo|violet|菫, or in a more limited sense, it refers to　Viola mandshurica　(aka Fuji Dawn) which is the 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.

Real people

;with the given name Sumire
*Sumire Haruno (寿美礼), a Japanese Takarasienne

Fictional characters

;with the given name Sumire
*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 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"

Other uses

*Sumire, a song title by the Japanese band "Yuzu"

ee also

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