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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Emi
| image = 
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| pronunciation = {{Transliteration|ja|É-mí}}
| gender = Female
| meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the [[kanji]] used.
| region = Japan
| origin = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| related names = [[Emiko (disambiguation)|Emiko]]
| footnotes = 
}}
{{nihongo|'''Emi'''|えみ, エミ, 絵美, 恵美}} is a feminine [[Japanese given name]] and is occasionally used as a [[Japanese surname|surname]].

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== Written forms ==
Emi can be written using different [[kanji]] characters and can mean:
;as a given name
* {{Nihongo2|恵美}}, "blessing, beauty"
* {{Nihongo2|絵美}}, "picture, beauty"
* {{Nihongo2|映見}}, "reflect, look"
* {{Nihongo2|映美}}, "reflect, beauty"
* {{Nihongo2|笑}}, "smile"
* {{Nihongo2|栄美}},  "prosperous, beauty"
* {{Nihongo2|恵未}},  "blessing, not yet"
* {{Nihongo2|恵実}},  "blessing, fruit"
* {{Nihongo2|慧美}}, "wisdom, beauty"

The given name can also be written in [[hiragana]] or [[katakana]].
;as a surname
* {{Nihongo2|江見}}, "bay, look"
* {{Nihongo2|江美}}, "bay, beauty"

==People with the name==
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Akimoto]]|秋元 恵美||born 1956}}, Japanese hurdler
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Fujita]]|恵美||born 1963}}, Japanese singer
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Hashino]]|恵美||born 1973}}, Japanese comedian and stage actress
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Hinouchi]]|エミ||born 1982}}, Japanese urban music singer-songwriter
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Inui]]|絵美||born 1983}}, Japanese softball player
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Kaneko]]|恵美||born 1965}}, Japanese politician
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Kawabata]]|川端 絵美||born 1970}}, Japanese skier
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Kobayashi]]|恵美||born 1983}}, Japanese gravure idol
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Kuroda]]|エミ||born 1978}}, Japanese actress
* [[Emi Lo]] (born 1991), non-binary Taiwanese-Chinese-American voice actor
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Matsui]]|江美||born 1963}}, Japanese javelin thrower
* [[Emi Morimoto]] (born 1981), Japanese drummer
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Motoi]]|えみ}}, Japanese voice actress
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Motokawa]]|恵美}}, Japanese professional wrestler
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Nakajima]]|中島 依美||born 1990}}, Japanese women's footballer
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Nitta]]|恵海||born 1985}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Nonaka]]|絵美}}(born 1984), Japanese ice hockey player
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Shimizu]]|清水 絵美||born 1990}}, Japanese curler
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Shinohara]]|恵美||born 1963}}, Japanese voice actress
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Suzuki]]|えみ||born 1985}}, Chinese-Japanese actress and fashion model
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Tawata]]|えみ||born 1984}}, Japanese singer
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Uwagawa]]|恵美}}, Japanese voice actress
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Wada]]|惠美||born 1937}}, Japanese costume designer
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Wakui]]|映見||born 1970}}, Japanese actress
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Watanabe]]|絵美||born 1958}}, Japanese figure skater
* [[Emi Wong]] (王樂婷, born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Yamamoto]]|山本 絵美||born 1982}}, Japanese women's footballer

==Fictional characters==
* {{Nihongo|[[Emi Isuzu]]|絵美}}, a character in the ''Tenjho Tenge'' series
* {{Nihongo|Emi Ibarazaki|茨崎 笑美}}, a character in the visual novel [[Katawa Shoujo]]
* Emi Yusa, a character in the anime and manga [[The Devil is a Part-Timer!]] 
* Emi Toshiba, a background character in Konami's [[Dance Dance Revolution]] dance game series
* Emi Sendo, a character in the anime [[Cardfight!! Vanguard]]

==See also==
* [[Mimasaka-Emi Station]], a train station in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
* ''[[Magical Star Magical Emi]]'', a magical girl anime series

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[[Category:Japanese feminine given names]]
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