Kurumi (くるみ)

Kurumi is read くるみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 久琉美 and 久留実. All two are feminine.

Reading

く·る·み (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kurumi

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

  • 久琉美
    くるみ
    Feminine

    Long-lasting + beauty

    • 久(く)— long-lasting
    • 琉(る)— chosen for sound
    • 美(み)— beauty
  • 久留実
    くるみ
    Feminine

    Long-lasting + truth

    • 久(く)— long-lasting
    • 留(る)— chosen for sound
    • 実(み)— truth

The kanji in Kurumi

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

  • 久long-lasting2 spellings
  • 琉chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 美beauty1 spelling
  • 留chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 実truth1 spelling

Kurumi 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.

Kumiko (くみこ)Kureha (くれは)Takumi (たくみ)Hitomi (ひとみ)

Questions about Kurumi

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

In our data every spelling of Kurumi is feminine.

What does Kurumi mean?

Kurumi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 久琉美 reads as "long-lasting + beauty" and 久留実 reads as "long-lasting + truth". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kurumi be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 久琉美 and 久留実. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kurumi?

くるみ is 3 beats: く · る · 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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