Umeji
Appearance
Pronunciation | ɯmedʑi (IPA) |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Umezi (Kunrei-shiki)
Umezi (Nihon-shiki) Umeji (Hepburn) |
Umeji is both a unisex Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Possible writings
[edit]Umeji can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 梅二, "plum, two"
- 梅次, "plum, next"
- 梅児, "plum, child"
- 梅治, "plum, to manage/cure"
- 梅路, "plum, route"
- 梅爾, "plum, you"
The name can also be written in hiragana うめじ or katakana ウメジ.
Notable people with the given name Umeji
[edit]- Umeji Sasaki (佐々木 梅治, born 1945), Japanese actor and voice actor
- Umeji Umemoto (楳茂都 梅治, 1927-1968), Japanese female dancer
Notable people with the surname Umejii
[edit]- Kotaro Umeji, Japanese graphic designer