Tomi (とうみ, とおみ, とみ)
Tomi stands for 3 readings: とうみ (3 beats), とおみ (3 beats) and とみ (2 beats). Our data lists 3 spellings: 透美, 十美 and 登美. All three are feminine.
Reading
と·う·み / と·お·み / と·み (2–3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Tomi
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 透美とうみFeminine
Transparent + beauty
- 透(とう)— transparent
- 美(み)— beauty
- 十美とおみFeminine
Ten + beauty
- 十(とお)— ten
- 美(み)— beauty
- 登美とみFeminine
Ascend + beauty
- 登(と)— ascend
- 美(み)— beauty
English spelling drops long vowels, so とうみ (と·う·み), とおみ (と·お·み) and とみ (と·み) all become Tomi. The beats tell them apart, and every beat takes about the same time to say.
The kanji in Tomi
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 美beauty3 spellings
- 透transparent1 spelling
- 十ten1 spelling
- 登ascend1 spelling
Tomi 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.
Questions about Tomi
Is Tomi a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Tomi is feminine.
What does Tomi mean?
Tomi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 透美 reads as "transparent + beauty", 十美 reads as "ten + beauty" and 登美 reads as "ascend + beauty". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Tomi be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 透美, 十美 and 登美. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Tomi?
とうみ is 3 beats (と · う · み), とおみ is 3 beats (と · お · み) and とみ is 2 beats (と · 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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