Katsumi

Not to be confused with Kasumi or Kazumi.

Katsumi (かつみ, カツミ) is a common Japanese given name used by either sex.

Katsumi

Pronunciation	Ká-ts(ú)-mí
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used

Possible writings

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 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 (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