Masami (まさみ)
Masami is read まさみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 雅佐美 and 雅水. All two are feminine.
Reading
ま·さ·み (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Masami
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 雅佐美まさみFeminine
Elegant + help + beauty
- 雅— elegant
- 佐— help
- 美— beauty
- 雅水まさみFeminine
Elegant + water
- 雅(まさ)— elegant
- 水(み)— water
The kanji in Masami
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 雅elegant2 spellings
- 佐help1 spelling
- 美beauty1 spelling
- 水water1 spelling
Masami with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
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Other names that use 雅 (elegant)
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Questions about Masami
Is Masami a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Masami is feminine.
What does Masami mean?
Masami is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 雅佐美 reads as "elegant + help + beauty" and 雅水 reads as "elegant + water". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Masami be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 雅佐美 and 雅水. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Masami?
まさみ is 3 beats: ま · さ · 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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