Sumire
Viola mandshurica (200704).jpg
Viola mandshurica (Fuji Dawn)
Pronunciation Su-mi-ré
Gender Female
Language(s) Japanese
Origin
Meaning It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin Japanese
Other names
Related names Akane
Tsubaki
Sakura

Sumire (菫, すみれ, スミレ?) is the Japanese word for the flower violet, or in a more limited sense, it refers to Viola mandshurica (aka Fuji Dawn) which is one of the species of violet. It is also a feminine Japanese given name.

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Possible writings [link]

Sumire can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 菫, "violet"
as a name
  • 紫花, "purple, flower"
  • 純麗, "purity, lovely"
  • 澄玲, "lucidity, sound of jewels"
  • 澄麗, "lucidity, lovely"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People [link]

Characters [link]

  • Sumire, the main heroine of the 1999 novel Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
  • Sumire Hoshino (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series Pāman
  • Sumire Iwaya (澄麗), the main character of the manga and TV drama series Tramps Like Us
  • Sumire Kanou (すみれ), a character in the manga and anime series Toradora!
  • Sumire Kanzaki (すみれ), a character in the Japanese media franchise Sakura Wars
  • Sumire Kasugano (すみれ), a character in the anime series Sally the Witch
  • Sumire Ryuzaki (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis
  • Sumire Shōda (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series Gakuen Alice
  • Sumire Takahana (スミレ), the main heroine of the manga series Venus Versus Virus
  • Sumire, the main character from Midnight Children by Shinjo Mayu
  • Sumire Uemoto, a character from The World God Only Knows

Other uses [link]

  • Sumire, a 2003 song on the Japanese band Yuzu
  • Sumire, a song on The Gazette's 2004 album Madara

See also [link]


https://wn.com/Sumire

Sumire (model)

Arisa Ishikawa (石川 安里沙 Ishikawa Arisa, July 28, 1987 June 11, 2009), better known by her stage name Sumire (純恋), was a Japanese cabaret hostess and fashion model, who was known as a featured model on the popular gyaru fashion magazine Koakuma Ageha.

Biography

Early life

Born in Isawa, Iwate, Sumire grew up the child of a single mother in a small town. While in high school she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. After high school, she began working as a hostess at a Sendai hostess club, in order to raise the money she needed to start her career in fashion design. She took her genji name "Sumire" from Shonan no Kaze's 2006 single "Junrenka" (純恋歌), immediately becoming a successful hostess at the club until, at the age of 20, she was approached by Koakuma Ageha's editor in the club about modeling. She then began to appear in the magazine as a model.

Modeling and fashion design

Sumire immediately gained enormous popularity among Ageha readers and began modeling for the non-Ageha scenes such as the Sendai Collection show. She moved to Tokyo in March 2009 to pursue modeling and her real dream of becoming a fashion designer. She launched her own fashion brand named "Divas" while working as a model. In June 10, 2009 when Gackt's single "Koakuma Heaven" was released, its cover featured Sumire along with other Ageha models such as Sayaka Araki and Sayo Hayakawa.

Sumire (model, born 1990)

Sumire Matsubara (松原 すみれ Matsubara Sumire, born July 15, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan), better known for her stage name Sumire (すみれ), is a Japanese fashion model who is represented by the talent agencies Sky Corporation (for entertainment activities and advertising) and Bon Image (for fashion shows and magazines).

Sumire is the daughter of entertainers Junichi Ishida and Chiaki Matsubara. She attended Punahou School located in Honolulu, Hawaii. After graduating from Punahou, Sumire was accepted into the theater department at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is currently on a leave of absence. Sumire is left-handed.

Filmography

TV series

Variety

Drama

Films

References

External links

  • Official blog (Japanese)
  • Official profile at Sky Corporation (Japanese)
  • Bon Image (Japanese)
  • Podcasts:

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