Takumi (たくみ)
Takumi is read たくみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 巧, 拓海 and 卓美. One is feminine and two are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
た·く·み (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Mostly masculine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Takumi
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 巧たくみCommonMasculine
Skill, craftsman
- 拓海たくみCommonMasculine
Opening up the sea
- 拓(たく)— open
- 海(み)— sea
- 卓美たくみFeminine
Eminent + beauty
- 卓(たく)— eminent
- 美(み)— beauty
The kanji in Takumi
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 巧skilled1 spelling
- 拓open1 spelling
- 海sea1 spelling
- 卓eminent1 spelling
- 美beauty1 spelling
Takumi 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.
Takumi on our lists
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Questions about Takumi
Is Takumi a boy's or a girl's name?
It depends on the spelling: 巧 is masculine, 拓海 is masculine and 卓美 is feminine.
What does Takumi mean?
Takumi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 巧 reads as "skill, craftsman", 拓海 reads as "opening up the sea" and 卓美 reads as "eminent + beauty". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Takumi be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 巧, 拓海 and 卓美. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Takumi?
たくみ is 3 beats: た · く · 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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