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Sayuri (given name)

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Sayuri
Sayuri Yoshinaga. Japanese actress.
Pronunciationsajɯɾi (IPA)
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningUsually "small lily" is the most commonly used Kanji.
Region of originJapan

Sayuri is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

  • 小百合, "small, lily"
  • 早百合, "early, lily"
  • 佐由里, "assistant, reason, home town"
  • 小百里, "small, hundred, home town"

The name can also be written in hiragana さゆり or katakana サユリ.

Notable people with the name

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  • Sayuri (musician) (さユり, 1996–2024), Japanese singer
  • Sayuri Fujita (藤田 小百合, born 1979), Japanese television personality in South Korea
  • Sayuri Hara (原 紗友里, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
  • Sayuri Honda (本田 小百合, born 1978), Japanese shogi player
  • Sayuri Ishikawa (石川 さゆり, born 1958), Japanese enka singer
  • Sayuri Iwata (岩田 さゆり, born 1990), Japanese singer
  • Sayuri Katayama (片山 さゆり, born 1979), Japanese actress, singer and lyricist
  • Sayuri Kokushō (国生 さゆり, born 1966), Japanese actress and singer
  • Sayuri Kume (久米小百合, born 1958), Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Sayuri Oyamada (小山田 サユリ, born 1975), Japanese actress
  • Sayuri Sadaoka (定岡 小百合, born 1955), Japanese voice actress
  • Sayuri Matsumura (松村 沙友理, born 1992), Japanese singer
  • Sayuri Shimizu (清水 小百合, born 1989), Japanese speed skater
  • Sayuri Sugimoto (杉本 早裕吏, born 1996), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
  • Sayuri Sugawara (菅原 紗由理, born 1990), Japanese singer
  • Sayuri Takebe (竹部 さゆり, born 1978), Japanese shogi player
  • Sayuri Ushio (牛尾 早百合, born 1960), Japanese hairdresser, businesswoman and photographer
  • Sayuri Yamaguchi (山口 小百合, born 1966), Japanese women's footballer
  • Sayuri Yamauchi (山内 小百合, 1958–2012), Japanese voice actress
  • Sayuri Yoshida (吉田 小百合, born 1966), Japanese voice actress
  • Sayuri Yoshinaga (吉永 小百合, born 1945), Japanese actress

Fictional characters

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References

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