# Asami

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{{Infobox given name2
| name = Asami
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| gender = Female
| meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the [kanji](/source/kanji) used.
| language = [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language)
| seealso = [Asaka](/source/Asaka_(disambiguation))<br>[Asako](/source/Asako)
}}

{{nihongo|'''Asami''' |あさみ, アサミ}} is a feminine [Japanese](/source/Japanese_name) [given name](/source/given_name) and surname.

== Written forms ==

Asami can be written using different [kanji](/source/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](/source/hiragana) or [katakana](/source/katakana).
;as a surname
*浅見, "shallow, look"
*浅海, "shallow sea"

==People==
; with the given name Asami
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Abe](/source/Asami_Abe)|安倍 麻美||born 1985}}, Japanese singer
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Chiba](/source/Asami_Chiba)|千葉 麻美||born 1985}}, Japanese sprinter
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Hirono](/source/Asami_Hirono)|広野 あさみ||born 1990}}, Japanese snowboarder
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Imai](/source/Asami_Imai)|今井 麻美||born 1977}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Imajuku](/source/Asami_Imajuku)|今宿 麻美||born 1978}}, Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Jō](/source/Asami_J%C5%8D)|城 麻美||born 1975}}, Japanese [AV Idol](/source/AV_Idol)
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Kai](/source/Asami_Kai)|甲斐 麻美||born 1987}}, Japanese actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Kimura](/source/Asami_Kimura)|木村 麻美||born 1984}}, Japanese pop singer
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Kodera](/source/Asami_Kodera)|小寺 麻美||born 1978}}, Japanese female mixed martial artist
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Konno](/source/Asami_Konno)|紺野 あさ美||born 1987}}, Japanese pop singer
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Mizukawa](/source/Asami_Mizukawa)|水川 あさみ||born 1983}}, Japanese actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Nagakiya](/source/Asami_Nagakiya)|長木谷 麻美||1985–2016}}, Japanese musician
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Sanada](/source/Asami_Sanada)|真田 アサミ||born 1977}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Seto](/source/Asami_Seto)|瀬戸 麻沙美||born 1993}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Shimoda](/source/Asami_Shimoda)|下田 麻美||born 1986}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Sugiura](/source/Asami_Sugiura)|杉浦 亜紗美||born 1985}}, Japanese actress and AV Idol
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Tachibana](/source/Asami_Tachibana)|橘 麻美||born 1987}}, Japanese composer, arranger, pianist and music producer
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Tada](/source/Asami_Tada)|多田 あさみ||born 1988}},   Japanese gravure idol
*{{nihongo|[Asami Tano](/source/Asami_Tano)|田野 アサミ||born 1987}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Tojo](/source/Asami_Tojo)|東城 麻美||1972–2007}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Ueno](/source/Asami_Ueno)|上野愛 咲美||born 2001}}, Japanese professional Go player
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Yoshida (voice actress)](/source/Asami_Yoshida_(voice_actress))|吉田 麻実}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Asami Yoshida (basketball)](/source/Asami_Yoshida_(basketball))|吉田 亜沙美||born 1987}}, Japanese professional basketball player
*[Asami Zdrenka](/source/Asami_Zdrenka), English-Japanese pop singer

;with the surname Asami
*{{Nihongo|[Atsuo Asami](/source/Atsuo_Asami)|浅見 敦夫}}, Japanese astronomer
*{{Nihongo|[Haruna Asami](/source/Haruna_Asami)|浅見 八瑠奈||born 1988}}, Japanese judoka.
*{{Nihongo|[Hikaru Asami](/source/Hikaru_Asami)|朝海 ひかる||born 1972}}, Japanese performing artist
*{{Nihongo|[Mina Asami](/source/Mina_Asami)|浅見 美那||born 1958}}, Japanese TV actress
*{{Nihongo|[Reina Asami](/source/Reina_Asami)|浅�� れいな||born 1983}}, Japanese actress and mode
*{{Nihongo|Sayaka Asami|浅見 清香}}, the participant in the obstacle course competition show ''[Kunoichi](/source/Kunoichi_(TV_series))''
*{{Nihongo|[Yuma Asami](/source/Yuma_Asami)|麻美 ゆま}}, Japanese adult video actress

==Fictional characters==
;with the given name Asami
* [Asami Matsumoto](/source/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](/source/Audition_(1999_film))''
* [Asami Sato](/source/Asami_Sato), a character in the animated series ''[The Legend of Korra](/source/The_Legend_of_Korra)''.
* [Asami Nakaoka](/source/List_of_Highschool_of_the_Dead_characters), a character in the ongoing Japanese manga ''[Highschool of the Dead](/source/Highschool_of_the_Dead)'', who made a brief but significant appearance for a few chapters.
* Asami Minagawa, a secondary character from [Mushi-Uta](/source/Mushi-Uta).

;with the family name Asami
* Chiaki Asami (浅見), a character in the manga series ''[Sanctuary](/source/Sanctuary_(manga))''
* Ryuichi Asami (麻見), a character in the manga series ''[Finder](/source/Finder_Series)''
* Saki Asami (浅海 サキ), a character in the manga series ''[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica](/source/Puella_Magi_Kazumi_Magica)''

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Category:Japanese feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names
Category:Japanese-language surnames

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