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

Written forms

While the word megumi means blessing and can be written using that

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, it may also be spelled using other kanji, such as the kanji for love, or written using

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. *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 Megumi Fujii (藤井恵 ''Fujii Megumi'', born April 26, 1974) is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. Fujii is regarded as a pioneer of women's mixed martial arts. She specializes in submission fighting ...

(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 is a Japanese voice actress, singer, lyricist and radio personality from Kita ward in Tokyo and is affiliated with self-founded Woodpark Office. One of the most prominent Japanese voice actresses since the 1990s, Hayashibara is best known for ...

(林原めぐみ, born 1967), Japanese voice actress, lyricist and singer *

Megumi Han is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Atomic Monkey. She is the daughter of the voice actress Keiko Han. Career In 2008, after a general public call for the film '' Sakura no Sono'', she made her debut as Satoshi Wada while stud ...

(潘めぐみ, born 1989), Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese artist *, Japanese sport shooter * Megumi Iseda (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 is a Japanese actress and glamour model. She is married to the director Sion Sono and has starred in seven of his films. Career Kagurazaka has appeared in films such as '' Cold Fish'', '' Guilty of Romance'', and '' The Land of Hope''. Filmo ...

(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 is a Japanese entertainment personality and former professional wrestler. She wrestled under her maiden name for Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, where she became the top star of the Women's Division. Kudo is primarily known for competing in ...

(工藤めぐみ), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese voice actress *

Megumi Mizusawa is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeshi ...

(水沢めぐみ, born 1963), Japanese manga artist *

Megumi Murakami is a Japanese choreographer and former singer and actress. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became the lead vocalist of the girl group Cute until her retirement in 2006. Career 2002–2005: Hello ...

(村上愛, born 1992), J-pop singer, former member of

Cute Cuteness is a type of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz. Lorenz proposed the concept of baby sc ...

Megumi Nakajima is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who is affiliated with Stay Luck. In 2003, she joined the talent agency Stardust Promotion after passing their audition. Later, in 2007, she debuted as a voice actress and singer after passing an auditi ...

(中島愛, born 1989), Japanese Filipina singer and voice actress *

Megumi Odaka is a former Japanese idol, actress and singer. She is best known for the role of Miki Saegusa in six Godzilla films from 1989 to 1995. Biography Megumi Odaka was born on May 9, 1972, in Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second ...

(小高恵美, born 1972), Japanese voice actress and actress *

Megumi Ogata is a Japanese actress and singer from the Greater Tokyo Area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She is best known for voicing Shinji Ikari in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi in the Toei version of ''Yu-Gi-Oh ...

(緒方恵美, born 1965), Japanese voice actress and singer *

Megumi Ōhara is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Tokyo and is affiliated with Kekke Corporation. Ōhara is best known for voicing Nobita Nobi in the ''Doraemon'' media franchise. Filmography Television animation * ''Doraemon is a J ...

(大原めぐみ, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *

Megumi Okina is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular m ...

(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 (関めぐみ, born 1985), Japanese actress * Megumi Tachikawa (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 trai ...

(高本めぐみ, born 1985), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese women's footballer *

Megumi Toyoguchi is a Japanese voice actress affiliated by 81 Produce. Some of her starring roles are Yao Sakurakouji in '' Miami Guns'', Ran Kotobuki in '' Super Gals!'', Winry Rockbell in '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' (first anime), Sei Sato in ''Maria-sama ...

(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 * Megumi Yasu, Japanese gravure idol, model and actress

Fictional characters

* Megumi Aino of ''

HappinessCharge PreCure! , also called ''HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!'' or ''Happiness Charge PC'', is a 2014 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation, and the eleventh installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, released to celebra ...

'' * Megumi Amano of '' Urotsukidoji'' *

Megumi Amatsuka is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Nishimori. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from June 1999 to August 2003, with its chapters were collected in 20 volumes. The story ...

of ''

Cheeky Angel is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Nishimori. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from June 1999 to August 2003, with its chapters were collected in 20 volumes. The story ...

'' *

Megumi Ayase is a magical girl anime television series produced by Studio Pierrot which aired from 1983 to 1984 on Nippon Television. It went on to have four OVA adaptions and featured in other Studio Pierrot special presentations. A three-volume mang ...

of '' Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami'' * Megumi Eto of '' Battle Royale'' *Megumi Fujishima of '' Link! Like! Love Live!'' *

Megumi Fushiguro is a fictional character of the manga series ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' created by Gege Akutami. He is a first-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, an academy to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer and develop Cursed Techniques to fight against Cursed Spirits, bein ...

of ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

'' * Megumi Hanajima of ''

Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...

'' *Megumi Imae of '' WataMote'' *Megumi Iruma from ''

Ultraman Tiga is a Japanese tokusatsu TV drama and the eighth entry (twelfth overall) in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System, ''Ultraman Tiga'' had aired at 6:00 pm and aired between September 7, 1996, t ...

'' * Megumi Kanoya of ''

Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ou ...

'' *Megumi Kato of '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend'' * Megumi Minami of ''

Tantei Gakuen Q is a Japanese manga series written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō (the creators of ''Kindaichi Case Files''). It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between May 2001 and July 2005, with its ...

'' *Megumi Misaki (aka Blue Dolphin) of ''

Choujuu Sentai Liveman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and 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 Sent ...

'' *Megumi Momono of '' Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~'' *

Megumi Morisato The following are characters in the ''Oh My Goddess!'' manga and anime series: Main characters Keiichi Morisato is a student of the Nekomi Institute of Technology and a member of the NIT Motor Club. One day Keiichi accidentally dials the God ...

of ''

Oh My Goddess! , or ''Ah! My Goddess!'' in some releases, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from September 1988 to April 2014, with its ...

'' *Megumi Natsu of ''

Is the Order a Rabbit? , often abbreviated as , is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Koi. The series has been serialized in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Max'' magazine since March 2011 and the chapters collected into twelve ''tan ...

'' *Megumi Noda of ''

Nodame Cantabile is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine ''Kiss'' from July 2001 to October 2009. A short series, ''Nodame Cantabile: Encore Opera Chapter'', was ser ...

'' * Megumi Oumi of ''

Zatch Bell! ''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between January 2001 and December 2007, ...

'' (''Konjiki no Gash!!'') *

Megumi Reinard The following is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime ''Martian Successor Nadesico''. Character names are listed in Western order, with the given names preceding the surnames. Nadesico crewmembers ; : : Born on Mars and o ...

of ''

Nadesico , sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga artist Kia Asamiya providing original character designs, Keiji Gotoh serving as chief animation director, M ...

'' *Megumi Sagano of ''

School Rumble is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 2002 to July 2008, with its chapters collected in 22 volumes. ...

'' *Megumi Sakura of ''

School-Live! is a Japanese manga series written by Norimitsu Kaihō and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba. The series was serialized from May 2012 to November 2019 in the Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Forward'' magazine and is licensed in English by Yen ...

'' *Megumi Sawatari of ''

Megatokyo is an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher (cartoonist), Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston. ''Megatokyo'' debuted on August 14, 2000, and has been written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since June 17, 2002. Fred Gallagher's ...

'' *Megumi Shimizu of '' Shiki'' * Megumi Shitow of ''

RahXephon is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His li ...

'' *Megumi Sokabe of ''

K-on! is a Japanese Yonkoma, four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara'' magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga T ...

'' * Megumi Takani of ''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against ...

'' (''Samurai X'') *Megumi Tadokoro of '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' *Megumi Yamamoto of '' Special A'' *Megumi Yoshikawa from '' Princess Princess'' and '' The Day of Revolution'' *

Megumi is a Japanese feminine given name. In Japanese, the word megumi means "blessing; grace." Written forms 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 l ...

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

Crash Bandicoot ''Crash Bandicoot'' is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The series c ...

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