Mutsumi (むつみ)

Mutsumi is read むつみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 睦美 and 夢津美. All two are feminine.

Reading

む·つ·み (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Mutsumi

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

  • 睦美
    むつみ
    Feminine

    Friendly + beauty

    • 睦(むつ)— friendly
    • 美(み)— beauty
  • 夢津美
    むつみ
    Feminine

    Dream + beauty

    • 夢(む)— dream
    • 津(つ)— chosen for sound
    • 美(み)— beauty

The kanji in Mutsumi

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

  • 美beauty2 spellings
  • 睦friendly1 spelling
  • 夢dream1 spelling
  • 津chosen for sound1 spelling

Mutsumi with common surnames

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Questions about Mutsumi

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

In our data every spelling of Mutsumi is feminine.

What does Mutsumi mean?

Mutsumi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 睦美 reads as "friendly + beauty" and 夢津美 reads as "dream + beauty". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Mutsumi be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Mutsumi?

むつみ is 3 beats: む · つ · 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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