Emi(えみ, エミ, 絵美, 恵美) is a feminine Japanese given name and is occasionally used as a surname.

Written forms

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

as a given name

  • 恵美, "blessing, beauty"
  • 絵美, "picture, beauty"
  • 映見, "reflect, look"
  • 映美, "reflect, beauty"
  • 笑, "smile"
  • 栄美, "prosperous, beauty"
  • 恵未, "blessing, not yet"
  • 恵実, "blessing, fruit"
  • 慧美, "wisdom, beauty"

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname

  • 江見, "bay, look"
  • 江美, "bay, beauty"

People with the name

  • Emi Akimoto(秋元 恵美; born 1956), Japanese hurdler
  • Emi Fujino(藤野 恵実; born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Emi Fujita(恵美; born 1963), Japanese singer
  • Emi Hashino(恵美; born 1973), Japanese comedian and stage actress
  • Emi Hinouchi(エミ; born 1982), Japanese urban music singer-songwriter
  • Emi Inui(絵美; born 1983), Japanese softball player
  • Emi Kaneko(恵美; born 1965), Japanese politician
  • Emi Kawabata(川端 絵美; born 1970), Japanese skier
  • Emi Kobayashi(恵美; born 1983), Japanese gravure idol
  • Emi Kuroda(エミ; born 1978), Japanese actress
  • Emi Lo (born 1991), non-binary Taiwanese-Chinese-American voice actor
  • Emi Matsui(江美; born 1963), Japanese javelin thrower
  • Emi Morimoto (born 1981), Japanese drummer
  • Emi Motoi(えみ), Japanese voice actress
  • Emi Motokawa(恵美), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Emi Nakajima(中島 依美; born 1990), Japanese women's footballer
  • Emi Nitta(恵海; born 1985), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Emi Nonaka(絵美)(born 1984), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Emi Shimizu(清水 絵美; born 1990), Japanese curler
  • Emi Shinohara(恵美; born 1963), Japanese voice actress
  • Emi Suzuki(えみ; born 1985), Chinese-Japanese actress and fashion model
  • Emi Tawata(えみ; born 1984), Japanese singer
  • Emi Uwagawa(恵美), Japanese voice actress
  • Emi Wada(惠美; born 1937), Japanese costume designer
  • Emi Wakui(映見; born 1970), Japanese actress
  • Emi Watanabe(絵美; born 1958), Japanese figure skater
  • Emi Wong (王樂婷, born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber
  • Emi Yamamoto(山本 絵美; born 1982), Japanese women's footballer

Fictional characters

See also