Mei (Japanese name)
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Possible writings
Mei can be written using different kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
- 芽衣, "sprout, garment"
- 芽依, "sprout, reliant"
- 明依, "bright, reliant"
The name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
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Real people
with the given name Mei- May J.May J., better known by her stage name May J., is a R&B and pop singer from Yokohama, Japan. Born to a mother of Iranian descent and to Japanese father, May J. made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan on July 12, 2006 with her first mini-album All My Girls.-Early life:May J. was born on June...
(芽生), a Japanese R&B singer - May NakabayashiMay Nakabayashi, born , is a Japanese J-Pop artist managed by the Horipro talent agency and under the Victor Entertainment label. She was formerly under the Universal Music label.-Career:...
(芽依), a Japanese J-Pop artist - Mei ShigenobuMei Shigenobuis the daughter of Japanese Red Army communist Fusako Shigenobu and of a Palestinian guerilla fighter who was reportedly the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Some news agencies have given her name as May Shigenobu.-Early life:...
(メイ), the daughter of Japanese Red Army communist Fusako Shigenobu - Mei Weston, a famous web-cam model
Fictional characters
with the given name Mei- Mei (メイ), a character in the picture book and animated movie Arashi no Yoru NiArashi no Yoru Niis the first in a series of children's books authored by Yūichi Kimura and illustrated by Hiroshi Abe. In 1995, the book won the 42nd Sankei Children's Literature Culture Award and the 26th Kōdansha Literature Culture Award....
- Mei (メイ), a character in the manga series O-Parts Hunter
- Mei (メイ), a character in the role-playing game Legend of Legaia
- Mei Kusakabe (メイ), a character in the 1988 anime film My Neighbor TotoroMy Neighbor Totoro, is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film follows the two young daughters of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan...
- Mei Narusegawa (メイ), a character in the manga and anime series Love Hina
- Mei Sunohara (芽衣), a character in the anime and visual novel series Clannad
- Mei Yasumura (メイ), a character in the manga and anime series Ouran High School Host Club
- Mei Kishimoto, the main character of Survival, a somewhat underrated manga series.
- May Chang, a main character in the manga and anime series Fullmetal AlchemistFullmetal Alchemist, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...