Ayumi

Ayumi (あゆみ, アユミ) is a Japanese word meaning "course" or "walking" (歩み). The kanji of Ayumi (歩- Ayu.mu) derives from the Chinese word (步- bù); the meanings of the two are similar but not the same. Ayumi is also a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.

Possible writings
Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
 * 歩み, "course" or "walking"
 * as a given name
 * 歩, "progress", "walking", "a step"
 * 歩美, "walking, beauty"
 * 亜弓
 * 安弓
 * 亜由美
 * あゆ美, mixture of hiragana and kanji
 * as a surname
 * 漢人
 * 阿弓

People

 * Ayumi Hamasaki (born 1978), Japanese singer
 * Ayumi Ishida (born 1948), Japanese actress
 * Ayumi Ito (born 1980), Japanese actress
 * Ayumi Kida (born 1966), Japanese actress
 * Iconiq (born 1984), Korean singer
 * Ayumi Miyazaki (born 1971), Japanese singer
 * Ayumi Morita (born 1990), Japanese tennis professional
 * Ayumi Nagashii (born 1974), alias for the Japanese voice actress Ryoka Yuzuki
 * Ayumi Oka (born 1983), Japanese actress
 * Ayumi Takano (born 1973), Japanese actress and television presenter
 * Ayumi Shibata (born 1984), Japanese singer
 * Ayumi Kinoshita (born 1982), Japanese actress and model
 * Ayumi Beppu (born 1983), Japanese actress and model

Fictional characters

 * Amy Yeager, aka Ayumi Yoshida, a secondary character from Meitantei Conan, also known as Case Closed

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