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which can be given to either gender.

Possible writings

*智美, "wisdom, intellect, reason, beauty" *知美, "knowledge, beauty" *朋美, "companion, friend, beauty" *友美, "friend, beauty" *智実, "wisdom, fruit" *智実, "wisdom, intellect, reason, truth" *知実, "knowledge, truth" *供実, "offer, truth" *共美, "together, beauty" *トモミ,

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characters for Tomomi *ともみ,

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characters for Tomomi

People with the name

* Tomomi Abiko (born 1988), Japanese pole vaulter *

Tomomi Adachi is a Japanese vocal and electronics performer, composer, and instrument builder. He has performed and recorded with artists such as Jaap Blonk, Nicolas Collins, Carl Stone, Noah Creshevsky, Yuji Takahashi, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Ute Wassermann, Jenni ...

(足立智美, born 1972), Japanese musician and composer * Tomomi Aoki (born 1994), Japanese swimmer *

Tomomi Hayashi Tomomi Hayashi (林知充、born February 1, 1971, in Toyama, Japan) is a Japanese- Estonian architect. From 1990 to 1994 Tomomi Hayashi studied in the Yokohama National University (横浜国立大学 ''Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku'') in the depa ...

(born 1971), Japanese-Estonian architect * Tomomi Hosoda (born 1971), Japanese swimmer *

Tomomi Itano is a Japanese recording artist, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2011 she debuted solo with a single titled " Dear J", which wa ...

(板野友美, born 1991), Japanese singer and idol *

Tomomi Inada is a Japanese lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, representing the 1st Fukui Prefecture since September 2005. She previously served as the 14th Japanese Minister of Defense from August 2016 to Jul ...

(稲田朋美, born 1959), Japanese politician *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Tomomi Iwakura was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period. He was one of the leading figures of the Meiji Restoration, which saw Japan's transition from feudalism to modernity. Born to a noble family, he was adopted by the influential Iwa ...

(岩倉具視, 1825–1883), Japanese politician *

Tomomi Kahara born on August 17, 1974 in Tokyo), is a Japanese pop singer. She is famous for working with Tetsuya Komuro who gave her much success in the 1990s, which led to her deep dip in popularity after 1999, the year in which she released her first no ...

(華原朋美, born 1974), Japanese pop singer *

Tomomi Kai is a retired Japanese women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 5-dan. She is a former , , and title holder. Apprentice professional In September 1998, Kai took a leave of absence from women's professional shogi to enter the ...

(甲斐智美, born 1983), Japanese shogi player *

Tomomi Kasai is a Japanese singer, actress and a former member of the idol group AKB48, belonging to Team A. She had a recurring role on ''Kamen Rider W'' as Elizabeth, alongside group member Tomomi Itano. Together, they make up the sub-unit Queen & Elizab ...

(河西智美, born 1991), Japanese singer and idol *

Tomomi Komori is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics (2004 and 2008). During the 2004 summer Olympics she helped Japan reach 8th Place, and in the 2008 Summer Olympics she helped her country ...

(友美小森, born 1983), Japanese field hockey player *

Tomomi Manako is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1994 to 1999. Manako is notable for finishing in the top three of the 125cc world championship for three consecutive years, narrowly missing out ...

(眞子智実, born 1972), Japanese motorcycle racer *

Tomomi Mineuchi is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Biography Mineuchi was born in Tokyo on December 22, 1997. She gained an interest in voice acting after she was rejected at an audition at a general public call. Mineuchi attended the J ...

(嶺内ともみ, born 1997), Japanese voice actress *

Tomomi Miyashita ''Unique One'' is a 2004 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu. Plot Freelance cameraman Takuyoshi Masuoka (Shinya Tsukamoto) carries a camera everywhere he goes. He becomes obsessed with the idea of fear after seeing a frightened ma ...

(宮下ともみ, born 1982), Japanese actress *

Tomomi Mochizuki , sometimes incorrectly romanized as Tomomichi Mochizuki, is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director, known for having collaborated with leading animation studios such as Studio Ghibli, Nippon Animation, Pierrot, and Sunrise. He so ...

(望月智充, born 1958), Japanese anime director and producer *

Tomomi Morita is a backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece ...

(森田智己, born 1984), Japanese swimmer *

Tomomi Muramatsu is a novelist in late Shōwa period and Heisei period Japan. Biography Muramatsu was born in Tokyo, but was raised in Shimizu, Shizuoka. His grandfather was the noted writer Muramatsu Shofu, and both his father and his mother worked for the li ...

(村松友視, born 1940), Japanese novelist *

Tomomi Nishimoto Tomomi Nishimoto (西本智実) is a Japanese conductor. Biography Tomomi Nishimoto was born in Osaka, Japan on 22 April 1970. Her experience learning to play the piano from her mother at the age of three as well as her mother's musical influence ...

(西本智実, born 1970), Japanese conductor *

Tomomi Nakao Tomomi Nakao (中尾巴美 ''Nakao Tomomi'', born 27 November 1981) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Ageo Medics. Profiles *She played as the captain of Ageo Medics. Clubs *NobeokaGakuen High School → Daiichi YoujiKyouik ...

(中尾巴美, born 1981), Japanese volleyball player *

Tomomi Ogawa , known for both her full name or by her stage name Tomomi, is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. She serves as the bassist and a vocalist (in their earlier years she used to share lead vocals with Haruna) of the Japanese rock band Scanda ...

(小川ともみ, born 1990), Japanese bassist *

Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki ( ja, 岡崎朋美, born 7 September 1971) is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team a ...

(岡崎朋美, born 1971), Japanese speed skater * Tomomi Jiena Sumi (鷲見友美ジェナ, born 1994), Japanese singer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese pole vaulter *, Japanese model and boxer * Tomomi Tsuruta (鶴田友美, 1951-2000), Japanese professional wrestler * Tomomi Yamaguchi, Japanese anthropologist * Tomomi Yamaki (八巻智美), Japanese Paralympic athlete

Fictional characters

*Tomomi Matsunaga, a character in the manga series ''

Miracle Girls is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Japan Taps in 1993. Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America. Plot Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga are identical twins ...

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