given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
which can also be used as a surname.
Possible writings
Asami can be written using different
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
characters and can mean:
;as a given name
*麻美, "hemp, beauty"
*朝美, "morning, beauty"
*朝海, "morning, sea"
The given name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
.
;as a surname
*浅見, "shallow, look"
*浅海, "shallow sea"
People
; with the given name Asami
*
Asami Abe
is a former Japanese singer and actress, also known as the younger sister of Japanese singer and actress Natsumi Abe. She started her career doing commercials for Nintendo Puzzle Collection, and she has also appeared in a few TV dramas.
Biograp ...
(麻美), a Japanese singer
*, Japanese snowboarder
* Asami Imai (今井麻美), a Japanese voice actress
*
Asami Imajuku
is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer.
Filmography
* (2003) as Meiko Nakano
* (2003)
*''Nine Souls'' (2003)
* (2005) as Reiko Matsuhara
* (2005) as Sacchin
*''FLOWERS'' (2005)
*''Sleeping Flower'' (2005)
*''Colors'' (2006)
* ''Love ...
(麻美), a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer
* Asami Jō (麻美), a Japanese AV Idol
*
Asami Kai
(born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress & gravure idol.
Television
* ''Mahou Sentai Magiranger'' (2005, TV Asahi) - Urara Ozu/MagiBlue
* ''Gakincho'' - ''Return Kids'' - (2006, TBS-TV)
* ''Joshi Ana Icchokusen''! (2007, TV Tokyo)
Films ...
(麻美), a Japanese actress
*
Asami Kimura
was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project.
On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .Asami Konno (あさ美), a Japanese pop singer
*
Asami Mizukawa
is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.
She made her debut in 1996 at age 13 in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the ''Grand Prix'' at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner ...
(あさみ), a Japanese actress
* Asami Sanada (アサミ), a Japanese voice actress
* Asami Seto (瀬戸 麻沙美, born 1993), a Japanese voice actress
*
Asami Shimoda
is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known roles include the Futami twins in ''The Idolmaster'', and Kagamine Rin and Len in the Vocaloid Crypton Future Media's Character Vocal Series. In the adult game ''Tayutama'', she used the ...
(麻美, born 1986), a Japanese voice actress
* Asami Sugiura (亜紗美), a Japanese actress and AV Idol
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese voice actress
*
Asami Zdrenka
Neon Jungle were a British girl group consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jessica Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka. They were best known for their second single "Braveheart", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their 201 ...
English-Japanese pop singer.
;with the surname Asami
* Atsuo Asami, a Japanese astronomer
*
Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami (朝海 ひかる, born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006. S ...
(朝海), a Japanese performing artist
*
Takeshi Asami
Takeshi Asami ( ja, 浅見武, born June 21, 1962) is a Japanese race car driver. In both 1997 and 2001 he competed in the GT300 class of All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, and he also spent two seasons in Japanese Formula Three
Formu ...
, a Japanese racecar driver
*
Yuma Asami
, is a Japanese actress, singer, and a former adult video (AV) actress and model. Starring in more than 600 adult films between 2005 and 2013, Asami was widely recognized as one of Japan's most famous and acclaimed adult film actresses with her p ...
(麻美), a Japanese adult video actress
*Sayaka Asami, the participant in the obstacle course competition show '' Kunoichi''
Fictional characters
;with the given name Asami
*
Asami Matsumoto
The Japanese manga series ''Nana'', written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, features a cast of fictional characters of which the two main characters share the name Nana. The series chronicles their friendship and their lives as each chases her dr ...
(朝海), a minor character in the anime and manga series ''Nana''
* Asami Yamazaki (麻美), a central character from the 1999 Japanese horror film '' Audition''
*
Asami Sato
is a major character in the Nickelodeon List of animated television series, animated television series ''The Legend of Korra'', which aired from 2012 to 2014. The character and the series, a sequel to ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', were create ...
is a character in the animated series ''
The Legend of Korra
''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...
''.
* Asami Nakaoka is a character in the ongoing Japanese manga '' Highschool of the Dead'', who made a brief but significant appearance for a few chapters.
* Asami Minagawa, a secondary character from
Mushi-Uta
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kyouhei Iwai and illustrated by Ruroo. There is also a short story series called ''Mushi-Uta bug'' that is serialized in ''The Sneaker'' magazine. A manga adaptation by Seijuro Miz is serialized i ...
.
*Asami "Sam" Koizumi, a minor character in DC's animated series
Young Justice
Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes.
The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...
.
;with the family name Asami
* Chiaki Asami (浅見), a character in the manga series ''
Sanctuary
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a saf ...