Katsumi


Katsumi 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 "
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
;as a surname
  • 勝見, "win, look"

    People with the name

  • Akinoshima Katsumi, Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Katsumi Asaba, Japanese art director
  • Katsumi Chou, Japanese voice actor
  • Katsumi Fukura, Japanese high jumper
  • Katsumi Matsumura, Japanese volleyball player
  • Katsumi Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
  • Katsumi Nishikawa, Japanese film director
  • Katsumi Oda, Japanese volleyball player
  • Katsumi Oenoki, Japanese football player
  • Katsumi Ōno, Japanese diplomat
  • Katsumi Shibata, Japanese field hockey player
  • Katsumi Suzuki, Japanese voice actor
  • Katsumi Tezuka, Japanese actor
  • Katsumi Toriumi, Japanese voice actor
  • Katsumi Yanagishima, Japanese cinematographer
  • Katsumi Watanabe, Japanese baseball player
  • Katsumi Yamamoto, Japanese racing driver
  • Katsumi Yamamoto, Japanese rower
  • Katsumi Yokota, Japanese video game designer
  • Katsumi Yusa, Japanese footballer
  • Céline Tran, stage names either Katsumi or Katsuni, French pornographic actress

    People with the surname

  • Tomejirō Katsumi, one of the victims killed by Norio Nagayama
  • Yosuke Katsumi, the 2016 champion of the All Japan Kendo Championship
  • Motoi Katsumi, Captain of the Japanese destroyer Tanikaze

    Fictional characters

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