Asami

Asami (あさみ, アサミ) is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.

Asami

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
See also	Asaka Asako

Possible writings

Asami can be written using different kanji 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 or katakana.

as a surname

• 浅見, "shallow, look"
• 浅海, "shallow sea"

People

with the given name Asami

• Asami Abe (安倍 麻美, born 1985), Japanese singer
• Asami Chiba (千葉 麻美, born 1985), Japanese sprinter
• Asami Hirono (広野 あさみ, born 1990), Japanese snowboarder
• Asami Imai (今井 麻美, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
• Asami Imajuku (今宿 麻美, born 1978), Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer
• Asami Jō (城 麻美, born 1975), Japanese AV Idol
• Asami Kai (甲斐 麻美, born 1987), Japanese actress
• Asami Kimura (木村 麻美, born 1984), Japanese pop singer
• Asami Kodera (小寺 麻美, born 1978), Japanese female mixed martial artist
• Asami Konno (紺野 あさ美, born 1987), Japanese pop singer
• Asami Mizukawa (水川 あさみ, born 1983), Japanese actress
• Asami Nagakiya (長木谷 麻美, 1985–2016), Japanese musician
• Asami Sanada (真田 アサミ, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
• Asami Seto (瀬戸 麻沙美, born 1993), Japanese voice actress
• Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, born 1986), Japanese voice actress
• Asami Sugiura (杉浦 亜紗美, born 1985), Japanese actress and AV Idol
• Asami Tachibana (橘 麻美, born 1987), Japanese composer, arranger, pianist and music producer
• Asami Tada (多田 あさみ, born 1988), Japanese gravure idol
• Asami Tano (田野 アサミ, born 1987), Japanese voice actress
• Asami Tojo (東城 麻美, 1972–2007), Japanese manga artist
• Asami Ueno (上野愛 咲美, born 2001), Japanese professional Go player
• Asami Yoshida (voice actress) (吉田 麻実), Japanese voice actress
• Asami Yoshida (basketball) (吉田 亜沙美, born 1987), Japanese professional basketball player
• Asami Zdrenka, English-Japanese pop singer.

with the surname Asami

• Atsuo Asami (浅見 敦夫), Japanese astronomer
• Haruna Asami (浅見 八瑠奈, born 1988), Japanese judoka.
• Hikaru Asami (朝海 ひかる, born 1972), Japanese performing artist
• Mina Asami (浅見 美那, born 1958), Japanese TV actress
• Reina Asami (浅見 れいな, born 1983), Japanese actress and mode
• Sayaka Asami (浅見 清香), the participant in the obstacle course competition show Kunoichi
• Takeshi Asami (浅見 武), Japanese racecar driver
• Yuma Asami (麻美 ゆま), Japanese adult video actress

Fictional characters

with the given name Asami

• Asami Matsumoto (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 character in the animated series The Legend of Korra.
• 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.
• Asami "Sam" Koizumi, a minor character in DC's animated series Young Justice.

with the family name Asami

• Chiaki Asami (浅見), a character in the manga series Sanctuary
• Ryuichi Asami (麻見), a character in the manga series Finder
• Saki Asami (浅海 サキ), a character in the manga series Puella Magi Kazumi Magica