Katsumi

Katsumi
Pronunciation	[katsɯmi]
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used

Katsumi (かつみ, カツミ)

is a common Japanese given name used by either sex.

Written forms

Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

as a given name

克己, "overcome, self/oneself"
克巳, "overcome, sixth earthly branch"
克美, "overcome, beauty"
勝己, "win, self/oneself"
勝巳, "win, sixth earthly branch"
勝美, "win, beauty"
勝実, "win, substance (or fruit)"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname

勝見, "win, look"

People with the name

Akinoshima Katsumi (安芸乃島勝巳; born 1967), Japanese sumo wrestler
Katsumi Asaba (浅葉克己; born 1940), Japanese art director
Katsumi Chou (長克巳; born 1951), Japanese voice actor
Katsumi Fukura (福良勝己; born 1953), Japanese high jumper
Katsumi Matsumura (松村勝美; born 1944), Japanese volleyball player
Katsumi Nakamura (中村克; born 1994), Japanese swimmer
Katsumi Nishikawa (西河克己; 1918–2010), Japanese film director
Katsumi Oda (小田勝美; born 1952), Japanese volleyball player
Katsumi Oenoki (大榎克己; born 1965), Japanese football player
Katsumi Ōno (大野勝己; 1905–2006), Japanese diplomat
Katsumi Shibata (柴田勝巳; 1909–1940), Japanese field hockey player
Katsumi Suzuki (鈴木勝美; born 1956), Japanese voice actor
Katsumi Tezuka (手塚勝巳; 1912–?), Japanese actor
Katsumi Toriumi (鳥海勝美; born 1963), Japanese voice actor
Katsumi Yanagishima (柳島克巳; born 1950), Japanese cinematographer
Katsumi Watanabe (渡部勝美; born 1962), Japanese baseball player
Katsumi Yamamoto (racing driver) (山本勝巳, born 1973), Japanese racing driver
Katsumi Yamamoto (rowing) (山本克美; born 1946), Japanese rower
Katsumi Yokota (横田克己), Japanese video game designer
Katsumi Yusa (遊佐克美; born 1988), Japanese footballer
Céline Tran (born 1979), stage names either Katsumi or Katsuni, French pornographic actress

People with the surname

Tomejirō Katsumi (勝見留次郎), one of the victims killed by Norio Nagayama
Yosuke Katsumi (勝見洋介), the 2016 champion of the All Japan Kendo Championship
Motoi Katsumi (勝見基), Captain of the Japanese destroyer Tanikaze (1940)

Fictional characters

Katsumi Akagi (カツミ), a character in the manga and anime series Project ARMS
Katsumi Kabuto (克美), a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge
Katsumi Kajio (克美), a character in the tokusatsu series Ultraman Gaia
Katsumi Minato (カツミ), a character in the tokusatsu series Ultraman R/B
Katsumi Kelly, a character in the 1957 film Sayonara (1957 film)
Katsumi Daido, a character in the 2010 movie Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate
Katsumi Kida (克美), a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Black
Katsumi Liqueur, a character in the manga and anime series Silent Möbius
Katsumi Sako (克己), a character in the manga and live-action drama series Life
Katsumi Orochi, a character in the manga and anime series Grappler Baki

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