# Masami

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**Masami** (まさみ,マサミ, 雅美, 匡省) is a common Japanese [given name](/source/Given_name) and can be given to either sex.

## Written forms

- マサミ in ([katakana](/source/Katakana))
- まさみ in ([hiragana](/source/Hiragana))

Forms in [kanji](/source/Kanji) can include:

- 惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty"
- 真己, meaning "True self"
- 真巳, meaning "Truth, Snake"
- 昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty"
- 雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty"
- 成美, meaning "Become beautiful"

## People with the name

- [Masami Akita](/source/Masami_Akita) (秋田 昌美, born 1956), Japanese [Noise](/source/Noise_Music) musician
- [Masami Anno](/source/Masami_Anno), Japanese director of the anime series *Chūka Ichiban!* which is based on the [manga series of the same name](/source/Ch%C5%ABka_Ichiban!)
- [Masami Chinen](/source/Masami_Chinen) (知念 正美, 1898-1976), Okinawan martial arts master
- [Daishōhō Masami](/source/Daish%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Masami) (大翔鳳 昌巳, 1967–1999), Japanese sumo wrestler
- [Masami Fukushima](/source/Masami_Fukushima) (福島 正実, 1929-1976), Japanese science fiction editor, author, critic, and translator
- [Masami Hata](/source/Masami_Hata) (波多 正美, born 1942), Japanese animator and director
- [Masami Hirosaka](/source/Masami_Hirosaka) (広坂 正美, born 1970), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
- [Masami Hisamoto](/source/Masami_Hisamoto) (久本 雅美, born 1958), Japanese comedian, actress, singer and tarento
- [Masami Horikoshi](/source/Masami_Horikoshi) (堀越 正巳, born 1968), Japanese rugby union player and coach
- [Masami Horiuchi](/source/Masami_Horiuchi) (堀内 正美, born 1950), Japanese actor
- [Masami Ichimura](/source/Masami_Ichimura) (市村 政美, born 1950), Japanese alpine skier
- [Masami Ihara](/source/Masami_Ihara) (井原 正巳, born 1967), Japanese former footballer and manager
- [Masami Imai](/source/Masami_Imai) (今井 雅巳, born 1972), Japanese economist
- [Masami Ishigaki](/source/Masami_Ishigaki) (石垣 雅海, born 1998), Japanese professional baseball infielder
- [Masami Iwaki](/source/Masami_Iwaki) (岩城 真美, born 1976), Japanese sports shooter
- [Masami Iwasaki](/source/Masami_Iwasaki) (岩崎 征実, born 1971), Japanese voice actor
- [Masami Kageyama](/source/Masami_Kageyama) (影山 正美, born 1967), Japanese racing driver
- [Masami Kawamura](/source/Masami_Kawamura) (川村 雅未, born 1999), Japanese rugby union player
- [Masami Kikuchi](/source/Masami_Kikuchi) (菊池 正美, born 1960), Japanese voice actor and narrator
- [Masami Kobayashi](/source/Masami_Kobayashi) (小林 仁, 1890–1977), Japanese admiral in the [Imperial Japanese Navy](/source/Imperial_Japanese_Navy) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II)
- [Masami Kubota](/source/Masami_Kubota) (久保田 正躬, born 1931), Japanese former [gymnast](/source/Gymnast) who competed in the [1956 Summer Olympics](/source/1956_Summer_Olympics)
- [Masami Kurumada](/source/Masami_Kurumada) (車田 正美, born 1953), Japanese manga artist and writer
- [Masami Kuwashima](/source/Masami_Kuwashima) (桑島 正美, born 1950), Japanese former [racecar driver](/source/Racecar_driver)
- [Masami Masuda](/source/Cusi_Masuda) (born 1944), known as **Cusi Masuda**, Japanese-American artist, sculptor and painter
- [Masami Mitsuoka](/source/Masami_Mitsuoka) (光岡 昌美, born 1986), Japanese pop singer
- [Masami Miyamoto](/source/Masami_Miyamoto) (宮本 まさみ, born 1934), Japanese diver
- [Masami Nagasawa](/source/Masami_Nagasawa) (長澤 まさみ, born 1987), Japanese TV drama and movie actress
- [Masami Nakabo](/source/Masami_Nakabo) (中坊 雅美, born 1941), Japanese former swimmer
- [Masami Nishimura](/source/Masami_Nishimura) (西村 正美, born 1963), Japanese former politician
- [Masami Ōbari](/source/Masami_%C5%8Cbari) (大張 正己, born 1966), Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer
- [Masami Odate](/source/Masami_Odate) (大館 昌美, born 1990), Japanese professional wrestler
- [Masami Ohinata](/source/Masami_Ohinata), Japanese academic and president of Keisen University in Tokyo
- [Masami Ōishi](/source/%C5%8Cishi_Masami) (大石 正巳, 1855–1935), Japanese daimyō during late-[Edo period](/source/Edo_period)
- [Masami Okui](/source/Masami_Okui) (奥井 雅美, born 1968), Japanese singer and songwriter
- [Masami Inaba](/source/Inaba_Masami) (稲葉 正巳, 1815–1879), Japanese singer and songwriter
- [Masami Sato](/source/Masami_Sato) (佐藤 正美, born 1981), Japanese former football player
- [Masami Shimojō](/source/Masami_Shimoj%C5%8D) (下條 正巳, 1915–2004), Japanese film and stage actor
- [Masami Shinoda](/source/Masami_Shinoda) (篠田 昌已, 1958–1992), Japanese alto-saxophonist and composer
- [Masami Shiratama](/source/Masami_Shiratama) (白玉 雅己, born 1974), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band [Porno Graffitti](/source/Porno_Graffitti)
- [Masami Suzuki](/source/Masami_Suzuki) (鈴木 真仁, born 1972), Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
- [Masami Tachikawa](/source/Masami_Tachikawa) (立川 真紗美, born 1980), Japanese basketball player
- [Masami Taki](/source/Masami_Taki) (滝 雅美, born 1972), Japanese football manager
- [Masami Tanabu](/source/Masami_Tanabu) (田名部 匡省, 1934–2025), Japanese politician and former ice hockey player and coach
- [Masami Tanaka](/source/Masami_Tanaka) (田中 雅美, born 1979), Japanese former breaststroke swimmer
- [Masami Taniguchi](/source/Masami_Taniguchi) (谷口 雅美, born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
- [Masami Teraoka](/source/Masami_Teraoka) (寺岡 政美, born 1936), Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints
- [Masami Tsuchiya (Aum Shinrikyo)](/source/Masami_Tsuchiya_(Aum_Shinrikyo)) (土谷 正実, 1965–2018), Japanese convicted terrorist and senior member of Aum Shinrikyo
- [Masami Tsuchiya (singer)](/source/Masami_Tsuchiya_(singer)) (土屋 昌巳, born 1952), Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
- [Masami Tsuda](/source/Masami_Tsuda) (津田 雅美, born 1970), Japanese manga artist
- [Masami Tsuruoka](/source/Masami_Tsuruoka) (鶴岡 政己, 1929–2014), Japanese-Canadian karate instructor and practitioner
- [Masami Uno](/source/Masami_Uno) (宇野 正美, born 1942), Japanese writer
- [Masami Yamazaki](/source/Vanilla_Yamazaki) (山崎 雅美, born 1978), Japanese katsudō-benshi, voice actor, actress, choreographer and a tarento
- [Masami Yokoyama](/source/Masami_Yokoyama) (横山 雅美, born 1981), Japanese volleyball player
- [Masami Yoshida (javelin thrower)](/source/Masami_Yoshida_(javelin_thrower)) (吉田 雅美, 1958–2000), Japanese javelin thrower
- [Masami Yoshida (sprinter)](/source/Masami_Yoshida_(sprinter)) (吉田 正美, born 1946), Japanese sprinter
- [Masami Yoshida](/source/Devil_Masami) (吉田 雅美, born 1962) ,known as **Devil Masami** Japanese professional wrestler
- [Masami Yūki](/source/Masami_Y%C5%ABki) (ゆうきまさみ, born 1957), Japanese manga artist

## Fictional characters

- [Masami Eiri](/source/Masami_Eiri) (英利 政美), villain from the anime *[Serial Experiments Lain](/source/Serial_Experiments_Lain)*
- Masami Kaida, a character in the air combat video game *[The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces](/source/The_Sky_Crawlers:_Innocent_Aces)*
- [Masami Oyamada](/source/Masami_Oyamada) (小山田雅美), from the manga and anime *[Someday's Dreamers](/source/Someday's_Dreamers)*
- [Masami Saotome](/source/Masami_Saotome) (早乙女正美), from the live action film: *[Boogiepop and Others](/source/Boogiepop_and_Others)*
- [Masami Yamada](/source/Masami_Yamada) (山田 正臣), teacher from the anime *[Onegai Teacher](/source/Onegai_Teacher)*
- Masami Aomame, the full name of the lead female protagonist in Haruki Murakami's novel, [1Q84](/source/1Q84)
- [Masami Yoshida](/source/List_of_The_Amazing_World_of_Gumball_characters#Masami_Yoshida) the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from [The Amazing World of Gumball](/source/The_Amazing_World_of_Gumball)
- Masami Kousa, a yakuza boss in the manga/anime series *[Black Lagoon](/source/Black_Lagoon)*
- Masami Fujii, a character in the manga/anime series *[Ro-Kyu-Bu!](/source/Ro-Kyu-Bu!)*
- Masami Iwasawa (岩沢雅美), the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of [Girls Dead Monster](/source/Girls_Dead_Monster) from the anime [Angel Beats!](/source/Angel_Beats!)

## See also

- [Japanese name](/source/Japanese_name)
- [Japanese language](/source/Japanese_language)

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