is a feminine

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. It is often written with the single

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瞳 (

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for ''eye'') or the two kanji 仁美. It can also come from 智 (hito) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Individuals may alternatively write the name using the

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 ...

as ひとみ. The singer

hitomi Hitomi may refer to:. People * Hitomi (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * Hitomi (voice actress) (born 1967), Japanese voice actress * Hitomi (singer) (born 1976, as Hitomi Furuya), Japanese singer and songwriter * Hitomi Nabatame (b ...

writes her stage name using the

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Possible writings

*仁美, "benevolent, humane, noble, beauty" *人美, "someone, person, beauty" *一美, "one, beauty" *均美, "level beauty" *等美, "class, equal, beauty" *傭美, "employ, hire, beauty"

People

Singers

* Hitomi Furuya (古谷仁美, born 1976), a Japanese singer-songwriter *Hitomi Kuroishi (黒石ひとみ), a Japanese singer, author, and composer noted for her involvement with the soundtracks of the anime ''

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'' and ''

Code Geass , often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set ...

'' *

Hitomi Shimatani is a Japanese pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label. Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/ pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also ...

(島谷ひとみ, born 1980), a Japanese female pop singer whose songs include one of ''Inuyashas opening theme song "

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" *, Japanese singer *

Hitomi Yaida is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in ...

(矢井田瞳 born 1978), Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and musician *

Hitomi Yoshizawa is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to ...

(吉澤ひとみ, born 1985), Japanese pop singer and former leader of the J-pop group

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*Hitomi Isaka (井坂仁美 ), member of the group

Kamen Rider Girls are an idol group developed by Avex Trax and Ishimori Productions to commemorate the Kamen Rider Series' 40th anniversary in 2011. Each of the group's current members represent one of the protagonists of the Kamen Rider Series. The group made ...

Hitomi Honda is a Japanese singer. In 2014, she debuted as a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 as a member of Team 8, representing Tochigi Prefecture. From 2018 to 2021, she was a member of the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One. Career ...

(本田仁美, born 2001), Japanese singer and member of

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

and

Iz*One Iz*One ( ; ko, 아이즈원, Aijeuwon; ja, アイズワン, Aizuwan; stylized as IZ*ONE) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show ''Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: Jang ...

Voice actresses/actresses

Hitomi Hitomi may refer to:. People * Hitomi (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * Hitomi (voice actress) (born 1967), Japanese voice actress * Hitomi (singer) (born 1976, as Hitomi Furuya), Japanese singer and songwriter * Hitomi Nabatame (b ...

(ひと美, born 1967), Japanese voice actress from Osaka *

Hitomi Aizawa is a Japanese actress, gravure idol and race queen. In a 2006 article on an "Air Guitar roadshow" in which Aizawa participated, the website cinematopics.com noted that she was the top idol of the gravure world. Among the films in which Aizawa ...

(相澤仁美), Japanese actress, gravure idol and

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Hitomi Kobayashi is an important early Japanese AV idol. One of the founding figures of the Japanese adult video, she has been called indispensable to any discussion of the AV. ''Mainichi Shimbun'' calls her "one of the icons of Japanese adult cinema history." ...

(小林ひとみ, born 1965), important early Japanese AV idol *

Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: ; Katakana: ''Kuroki Hitomi''; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji ( ''Ichiji Shōko'') née Egami ( ''Egami Shōk ...

(黒木瞳, born 1960), Japanese actress who voiced Helen Parr/Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible in the Japanese dub of ''

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'' *

Hitomi Nabatame is a Japanese actress and singer who is affiliated with Ken Production. She sang the opening themes for ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu'' under the name "Miran Himemiya and Chocolate Rockers". Filmography Anime ;2003 *''Maburaho'' (Yūna Miyama) ...

(生天目仁美, born 1976), Japanese voice actress, whose roles include Nanao Ise from ''

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'' *, Japanese actress *

Hitomi Shiraishi is a former Japanese model, adult video (AV) actress, and a movie and TV actress from the 1990s. After retiring from performing, she went on to a second career as a movie screenwriter under the name Yukie Ochiai (落合雪恵). Life and career ...

(白石ひとみ, born 1971), Japanese AV Idol from the 1990s *, Japanese actress *

Hitomi Yoshida is a Japanese singer and actress affiliated with Amuleto. She is known for voicing Haru Miura in ''Reborn!'', Muco in ''Lovely Muco'', Mimi Tachikawa in ''Digimon Adventure tri.'', and Miyū Aikawa in '' Occultic;Nine''. Her singing career incl ...

(born 1984) Japanese voice actress

Other

*, Japanese swimmer *

Hitomi Kamanaka (born 11 June 1958, Toyama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese documentary film, documentary filmmaker known particularly for her films on nuclear power and nuclear radiation, radiation. Career Graduating from Waseda University in 1984, Kamanaka be ...

(鎌仲ひとみ, born 1958), Japanese documentary filmmaker *

Hitomi Kanehara is a Japanese novelist. Her novel ''Hebi ni piasu'' (''Snakes and Earrings'') won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages ...

(金原ひとみ, born 1983), writer who wrote ''Hebi ni Piasu'' (Snakes and Earrings) * Hitomi Kashima (鹿島瞳, born 1980), former Japanese butterfly swimmer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese hurdler *

Hitomi Soga Hitomi Soga-Jenkins (Japanese: 曽我ひとみ ''Soga Hitomi'', born May 17, 1959) is a Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea together with her mother, Miyoshi Soga, from Sado Island, Japan, in 1978. In 1980, she married Charles Rober ...

(曽我ひとみ, born 1959), Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea to train agents in Japanese customs and language *

Hitomi Takagaki was a Japanese writer. Several of her stories have been adapted for film and television. Film and television adaptations * ''Kaiketsu kurozukin zenpen'' (1936) * (豹の眼) lit. ''Eye of the Jaguar'' (1956) * (青竜の洞窟 Seiryū no dōkut ...

(高垣眸, 1898–1983), Japanese writer *, Japanese photographer *Hitomi Yamaguchi, author and contributor to ''

Nakayoshi is a monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First issued in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history. Notable titles serialized in Nakayoshi include ''Princess Knight ...

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Kinue Hitomi was a Japanese track and field athlete. She was the world record holder in several events in the 1920s – 1930s and was the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal. She was also the first woman to represent Japan at the Olympics. Biograph ...

(人見絹枝, 1907–1931), Japanese athlete and the first Japanese woman to receive an Olympic medal

Characters

* Hitomi Kagewaki, the young castle lord from ''

InuYasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' *Hitomi Kanzaki, heroine of ''

The Vision of Escaflowne is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series created by Shōji Kawamori and Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, and the final episode aired on September 24, 1996. Sony's a ...

'' *Hitomi Kisugi, one of the '' Cat's Eye'' trio *Hitomi, a character from the '' Dead or Alive'' series *Hitomi, a character in the Lego theme '' Exo-Force'' *Hitomi Shinonome, a character in ''

Loveless (manga) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yun Kōga. It is serialized in the Japanese magazine '' Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' by Ichijinsha and collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' as of July 2017. Kōga plans to end the manga at f ...

'' *

, a major antagonist in '' Code:Breaker'' *Hitomi Shizuki, a minor character in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' *Hitomi Manaka, main protagonist of the manga '' Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary'' *Hitomi, friend of Yuri in

Wedding Peach is a '' shōjo'' manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's '' Ciao'' magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, consisting ...

*Hitomi Tadano, a character in

Komi Can't Communicate is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomohito Oda. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since May 2016, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbon'' volum ...

*Hitomi Takano, main protagonist of the manga ''

Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chorisuke Natsumi. It has been serialized on Akita Shoten's online platform ''Manga Cross'' since September 2018. Premise One day while on his way to school, Yuu Usami meets a new transfer ...

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Singers

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Other

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See also

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