Tomoyo
Pronunciation | [tomoyo] |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Region of origin | Japan |
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Tomoyo is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings[]
Tomoyo can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 知世, "wisdom, world"
- 友世, "friend, world"
- 倫世, "ethics, world"
- 智代, "knowledge, world"
- 灯代, "light, world"
- 知葉, "wisdom, leaf"
- 朋与, "friend, bestow"
The name can also be written in hiragana (ともよ) or katakana (トモヨ).
People with the name[]
- Tomoyo Harada (知世, born 1967), Japanese actress and singer
- Tomoyo Kurosawa (ともよ, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
- Tomoyo Matsumoto (知世, born 1987), former member of the rock group Bon-Bon Blanco
- Tomoyo Nonaka (ともよ, born 1954), Japanese television personality and businesswoman
- Tomoyo Oshima (ともよ, born 1949), Japanese film editor
- Tomoyo Shibata (倫世, born 1974), Japanese former announcer
- Tomoyo Takayanagi (高柳 知葉, born 1994), Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters[]
- Tomoyo, a character from the novel Ghostwritten
- Tomoyo Daidōji (知世), a character from Cardcaptor Sakura
- Tomoyo Hime (知世), an alter-ego of Tomoyo Daidōji in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Tomoko Hanasaki (知世), a character from the manga series G-Taste
- Tomoyo Kanzaki (灯代), a character from the light novel series When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
- Tomoyo Kōsaka (友世), a character from the manga series A Devil and Her Love Song
- Tomoyo Kurobe (朋与), a character from the anime series True Tears
- Tomoyo Osaka (智世), a character from the manga series Crimson Hero
- Tomoyo Sakagami (智代), a character from the visual novel, manga, and anime series Clannad
- Tomoyo Sakurai (智代), a character from the manga series Heaven's Lost Property
- Tomoyo Wakagi (知葉), a character from the anime series Key the Metal Idol
See also[]
- Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life
- TOMOYO Linux, a Linux security module
References[]
Categories:
- Given names
- Japanese feminine given names