Hitomi (ひとみ)

Hitomi is read ひとみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 4 spellings: 瞳, 愛美, 一愛 and 一見. All four are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

ひ·と·み (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

4 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Hitomi

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 瞳
    ひとみ
    CommonFeminine

    Pupil of the eye

  • 愛美
    ひとみ
    Feminine

    Love + beauty

    • 愛— love
    • 美— beauty
  • 一愛
    ひとみ
    Feminine

    One + love

    • 一— one
    • 愛— love
  • 一見
    ひとみ
    Feminine

    One + see

    • 一(ひと)— one
    • 見(み)— see

The kanji in Hitomi

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 愛love2 spellings
  • 一one2 spellings
  • 瞳pupil1 spelling
  • 美beauty1 spelling
  • 見see1 spelling

Hitomi with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Hitoshi (ひとし)Hikari (ひかり)Hinata (ひなた)Hibiki (ひびき)

Hitomi on our lists

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Questions about Hitomi

Is Hitomi a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Hitomi is feminine.

What does Hitomi mean?

Hitomi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 瞳 reads as "pupil of the eye", 愛美 reads as "love + beauty" and 一愛 reads as "one + love". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Hitomi be written in kanji?

Our data lists 4: 瞳, 愛美, 一愛 and 一見. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Hitomi?

ひとみ is 3 beats: ひ · と · み. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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