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. In Japanese, the word megumi means "blessing; grace."

Possible writings

While the word megumi means blessing and can be written using that kanji, it may also be spelled using other kanji, such as the kanji for love, or written using kana. *恵, "blessing, grace" *愛, "love" *恵美, "blessing, favor; beauty" *旋美, "rotate, turn; beauty" *寵美, "love, affection, patronage; beauty" *巡美, "circumference, patrol; beauty" *廻美, "round, game, revolve, go around, circumference; beauty" *斡美, "administer, go around, rule; beauty"

People with the name

* Megumi Fujii (藤井恵, born 1974), retired Japanese mixed martial artist * Megumi Furuya (めぐみ, born 1981), Japanese gravure idol, tarento, actress, and singer, who simply uses the stage name Megumi * Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ, born 1967), Japanese voice actress, lyricist and singer *

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(潘めぐみ, born 1989), Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese artist *, Japanese sport shooter *

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(伊勢田愛, born 1987), Japanese sailor *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *

Megumi Kadonosono is a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer from Osaka, Japan. Anime credits *'' Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution'': Animation (OP/ED) * ''Clannad'' movie: Character Design *'' D.N.Angel'': Animation director (ep 20) *''Gene ...

(門之園恵美, born 1970), Japanese animator and character designer *, Japanese field hockey player * Megumi Kagurazaka (神楽坂恵, born 1982), Japanese actress and model * Megumi Kawamura (河村めぐみ, born 1983), Japanese volleyball player and fashion model *, Japanese model, actress and singer * Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player * Megumi Kudo (工藤めぐみ), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese voice actress * Megumi Mizusawa (水沢めぐみ, born 1963), Japanese manga artist * Megumi Murakami (村上愛, born 1992), J-pop singer, former member of

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* Megumi Nakajima (中島愛, born 1989), Japanese Filipina singer and voice actress * Megumi Odaka (小高恵美, born 1972), Japanese voice actress and actress *

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(緒方恵美, born 1965), Japanese voice actress and singer * Megumi Ōhara (大原めぐみ, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *

Megumi Okina is a Japanese people, Japanese actress and singer. Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop debut on 19 August 1995. She starred in the Japanese original of ''Ju-on: The Grudge, The Grudge''. She married Susumu Fujita in Januar ...

(奥菜恵, born 1979), Japanese actress and J-pop singer *, Japanese filmmaker and writer *, Japanese actress and television personality *, Japanese high jumper *

Megumi Seki (born 8 September 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her movies include ''Koi wa Go-Shichi-Go!'' (2005), ''Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge'' (2008) and ''Dragonball Evolution'' (2009). Filmography TV dramas *Ganbatte Ikima ...

(関めぐみ, born 1985), Japanese actress *

Megumi Tachikawa is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist, best known for the manga ''Saint Tail'', which was also adapted into an anime series. She made her manga debut in 1992 with ''16-sai no Tiara'', which was nominated for the 'New Face' manga award. Works *' ...

(立川恵), Japanese manga artist *

Megumi Takamoto is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Biography Takamoto auditioned for roles since junior high school, becoming a voice actress without attending training schools or vocational schools. She thought she would go to a train ...

(高本めぐみ, born 1985), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese women's footballer * Megumi Toyoguchi (豊口めぐみ, born 1978), Japanese voice actress *

Megumi Urawa is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. Filmography Television animation *''Chibi Maruko-chan'' (1990), Tomiko Tomita, Midori Yoshikawa, Hiromi Maeda, Maki Makimura, Yamada's mother, Yoshiko's Mother, Taguchi, Tarō, Himeko, ...

(浦和めぐみ, born 1965), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress * Megumi Yokota (横田めぐみ, 1964-1994 or 2004), one of at least thirteen Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s and early 1980s *, Japanese actress *, Japanese badminton player *

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, Japanese gravure idol, model and actress

Fictional characters

* Megumi Aino of ''

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of '' Urotsukidoji'' *

Megumi Amatsuka is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Nishimori. The story revolves around the adventures of 15-year-old schoolgirl Megumi Amatsuka, a popular and beautiful tomboy that always get into fights with a secret: she used to ...

of '' Cheeky Angel'' *

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of '' Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami'' *

Megumi Eto The following is a list of characters that appear in Battle Royale (novel), the novel, Battle Royale (manga), manga and Battle Royale (film), film versions of ''Battle Royale''. Primary characters Shuya Nanahara * Assigned weapon: Knife, Army ...

of '' Battle Royale'' * Megumi Fushiguro of ''

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Megumi Hanajima The characters of ''Fruits Basket'' were created by Natsuki Takaya in the manga written and illustrated by her. The manga was serialized in 136 chapters in the monthly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' between January 1999 and November 2006, and c ...

of '' Fruits Basket'' *Megumi Imae of ''

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'' *Megumi Iruma from '' Ultraman Tiga'' *

Megumi Kanoya This is a list of characters from the shōjo manga series ''Ouran High School Host Club'', created by Bisco Hatori. Ouran Academy is an elite upper school catering to the ultra-rich. Haruhi Fujioka is a middle-class scholarship student, a rarity ...

of '' Ouran High School Host Club'' *Megumi Kato of '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend'' * Megumi Minami of '' Tantei Gakuen Q'' *Megumi Misaki (aka Blue Dolphin) of ''

Choujuu Sentai Liveman is the twelfth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. The last Super Sentai title of the Shōwa Era, it aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988 to February 18, 1989, replacing ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' and was replaced by ''Kousoku Se ...

'' *Megumi Momono of '' Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~'' * Megumi Morisato of '' Oh My Goddess!'' *Megumi Natsu of '' Is the Order a Rabbit?'' *Megumi Noda of '' Nodame Cantabile'' *

Megumi Oumi The anime and manga series ''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as for the manga and for the anime, features an extensive cast created and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. The series takes place in Modern day Japan and follows a genius teenager named K ...

of '' Zatch Bell!'' (''Konjiki no Gash!!'') * Megumi Reinard of '' Nadesico'' *Megumi Sagano of '' School Rumble'' *Megumi Sakura of ''

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'' *Megumi Sawatari of ''

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'' *Megumi Shimizu of '' Shiki'' * Megumi Shitow of '' RahXephon'' *Megumi Sokabe of '' K-on!'' *

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of '' Rurouni Kenshin'' (''Samurai X'') *Megumi Tadokoro of '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' *Megumi Yamamoto of ''

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'' *Megumi Yoshikawa from '' Princess Princess'' and ''

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Megumi is a Japanese feminine given name. In Japanese, the word megumi means "blessing; grace." Possible writings While the word megumi means blessing and can be written using that kanji, it may also be spelled using other kanji, such as the kanji for ...

, a minor character in the video game ''Guilty Gear'' * Megumi of the video games series '' Crash Bandicoot''

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