美
mi
beautiful, lovely
Japanese Names
9
Strokes
水
Five Elements
羊
Radical
female
Gender
Detailed Meaning
美 means beauty in the fullest sense — aesthetic, moral, and spiritual. It is one of the most common characters in girls’ names across Japanese history, appearing in names like 美咳 (Miwa), 美奈 (Minami), and 美神 (Mikami). Parents choose it to wish their daughter a life of grace and loveliness.