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Kanami 香奈美 – Japanese girl given name

Kanami (香奈美) is read かなみ and has 3 syllables. It is mostly used for girls. Written as 香奈美, the characters mean: incense + Nara + beauty. This reading can be written with at least 137 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 16 to 26 strokes in total.

About the name Kanami

Kanami (香奈美 or 奏美) is a modern girls' name that can mean fragrance or play music, plus beauty.

How to write Kanami in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
香奈美	かなみ	incense + Nara + beauty	26
奏美	かなみ	play music + beauty	18
加奈美	かなみ	add + Nara + beauty	22
金実	かなみ	gold + reality	16
金海	かなみ	gold + sea	17
要海	かなみ	need + sea	18

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Kanami

香

incense, smell, perfume

9 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: コウ、キョウ Kun: か、かお

奈

Nara, what?

8 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: ナ、ナイ、ダイ Kun: いかん、からなし

美

beauty, beautiful

9 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: ビ、ミ Kun: うつく

奏

play music, speak to a ruler, complete

9 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 6

On: ソウ Kun: かな

加

add, addition, increase, join

5 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 4

On: カ Kun: くわ

Kanami in different scripts

Romaji	Kanami
Hiragana	かなみ
Katakana	カナミ
Kanji (most common)	香奈美

Full name examples

Kanami Yuki (Japanese order: 結城香奈美, ゆうきかなみ)
Kanami Kono (Japanese order: 河野香奈美, こうのかなみ)
Kanami Maki (Japanese order: 牧香奈美, まきかなみ)

How to pronounce Kanami

Break it into 3 parts: ka · na · mi. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 3 sound units are written かなみ.

Questions about Kanami

What does Kanami mean in Japanese?

Kanami has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 香奈美, combines these meanings: incense + Nara + beauty. Other spellings include 奏美 (play music + beauty), 加奈美 (add + Nara + beauty), 金実 (gold + reality).

How do you write Kanami in kanji?

The most common way is 香奈美 (かなみ). It can also be written 奏美, 加奈美, 金実, 金海, 要海.

How do you write Kanami in katakana?

Kanami is カナミ in katakana and かなみ in hiragana.

Is Kanami a boy or girl name?

Kanami is mostly used for girls.

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Other names that use 香

香: incense, smell, perfume

Aika 愛香 Ayaka 彩香 Fumika 文香 Hiroka 弘香 Kae 香絵 Kagari 香里 Kahori 香里 Kaori 香織 Kaoriko 香子 Kyoka 京香 Kyonosuke 香右 Mika 美香

Names with a similar sound

Kana 加名 Kanae 叶 Kanako 金子 Kaname 要 Kanan 一南 Kanari 可成 Kaneo 金生 Kaneyoshi 金由 Kanji 幹二 Kanna 栞奈

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