Kumiko (くみこ)

Kumiko is read くみこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 久美子 and 丘美子. All two are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

く·み·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

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

Kanji spellings of Kumiko

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

  • 久美子
    くみこ
    CommonFeminine

    Long-lasting beauty

    • 久(く)— long-lasting
    • 美(み)— beauty
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 丘美子
    くみこ
    Feminine

    Hill + beauty

    • 丘— hill
    • 美— beauty
    • 子— name ending

The kanji in Kumiko

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

  • 美beauty2 spellings
  • 子name ending2 spellings
  • 久long-lasting1 spelling
  • 丘hill1 spelling

Kumiko 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.

Emiko (えみこ)Namiko (なみこ)Kurumi (くるみ)Kureha (くれは)

Kumiko on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Traditional Japanese Names for GirlsOld Japanese Female NamesBeautiful Japanese NamesOld Japanese NamesAncient Japan NamesGeisha Names

Questions about Kumiko

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

In our data every spelling of Kumiko is feminine.

What does Kumiko mean?

Kumiko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 久美子 reads as "long-lasting beauty" and 丘美子 reads as "hill + beauty". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kumiko be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 久美子 and 丘美子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kumiko?

くみこ is 3 beats: く · み · こ. 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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