Ayu's Name

[emi♡]

This is so random...but have you guys ever noticed that like, Ayu's name is really pretty written?

Like in my itunes, when I see it next to other Japanese names, it's all curvy and interesting looking.

I think it's really pretty to look at. To me, the characters for her last name look really unique...but that may just be because I don't really know a lot about kanji...

what do you guys think?

[StarSUCKER]

Well I think that's because she doesn't use her given name's kanji, so her name stands out in my iTunes too.

I agree
I always think it looks beautiful.

[nemesisyume]

it's one of the ones I recognize in a second

[crea_spain]

^ ^

浜崎あゆみ --> these are the only 5 kanji / hiragana I know

[sugarbasil]

I always liked it because it stood out. Koda Kumi's looks so generic to me, and Namie's is just so...long. I like that Ayu's has the simplicity with it.

[y_nathz]

yeah i think so too..
the hiragana for "ayumi" is very cute and the kanji for "hamasaki" wasnt as difficult as the one in namie's name..

[ren0210989]

hers is the only name i actually recognize xD and yes, it looks pretty artistic^^

[noisy_harmony]

Yes, it looks pretty... And her name has pretty meaning ; )

[JackieRos]

^yes i could be in an asian store and look at the tittles
and i see her kanji im like oh thats ayu
i really like her name too in kanji is so pretty

[TeddyGrahams]

浜 崎 あ ゆ み
Hama saki A yu mi
Kanji vs Hiragana

I think ayumi looks pretty because it's in Hiragana. I thought that most Japanese ppl write their personal (first in the US) names in Kanji or Katagana (names derived from non japanese origins) when they're older, but ayu still writes in Hiragana lol. I guess she's a child for life. But the kanji for Ayumi is 歩, or step.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by TeddyGrahams

浜 崎 あ ゆ み
Hama saki A yu mi
Kanji vs Hiragana

I think ayumi looks pretty because it's in Hiragana. I thought that most Japanese ppl write their personal (first in the US) names in Kanji or Katagana (names derived from non japanese origins) when they're older, but ayu still writes in Hiragana lol. I guess she's a child for life. But the kanji for Ayumi is 歩, or step.

Maybe that's it. Because the letters are so much more curved than in other people's names. It's really pretty.

Like I think it would look so cool on like, some giant banner with really interesting ink.

@pomegranate: Namie's name is crazy. The characters are so full and there's like 5 of them. I could never fail to recognise her name lol

[MissElin_]

Originally Posted by TeddyGrahams

浜 崎 あ ゆ み
Hama saki A yu mi
Kanji vs Hiragana

I think ayumi looks pretty because it's in Hiragana. I thought that most Japanese ppl write their personal (first in the US) names in Kanji or Katagana (names derived from non japanese origins) when they're older, but ayu still writes in Hiragana lol. I guess she's a child for life. But the kanji for Ayumi is 歩, or step.

Well, Ayu's name is 歩 really but I thought she wrote ayumi in hiragana as her artist name just to stand out...? Or am I totally wrong? I just thought I heard it somewhere...

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by TeddyGrahams

I think ayumi looks pretty because it's in Hiragana. I thought that most Japanese ppl write their personal (first in the US) names in Kanji or Katagana (names derived from non japanese origins) when they're older, but ayu still writes in Hiragana lol. I guess she's a child for life. But the kanji for Ayumi is 歩, or step.

I'm not trying to be a smart ass, but actually most Japanese's personal names are in Kanji, but there are also many females who have their first name in hiragana.

Most of the time when someone has their name written in katakana it is when it's a foreign name (like 土屋アンナ Tsuchiya Anna, 木村カエラ Kimura Kaela, and 青山テルマ Aoyama Thelma), or when they simply opt to use katakana aesthetically as their artistic name if they're in the media.

But it is true that hiragana is viewed in a way "childish" or cute. In Ayu's case, I think they went for the hiragana because it's "cuter".

[Picaflor 7/4]

it's cool looking, but I could never write it. too bubbly looking, the symbols for a-yu-mi. look too similar to me. and the yu looks like a fish.

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[mobius]

I like how her name is pronounce in Chinese 浜崎歩 (Bing Qi Bu) but, 浜崎 あゆみ is nice too.

[jiarongisme]

^ Actually Ayumi can be written as "歩" in kanji too.

Yeah, I really love her name. One of the very few J-Artistes names that I actually know how to write. XD

[yuki_unmei]

Originally Posted by mobius

I like how her name is pronounce in Chinese 浜崎歩 (Bing Qi Bu)

me too, it sounds so cute in Chinese ^^


but yeah i love the look and sound of her name ^^
あゆみ is fun to write 　浜崎 is kinda difficult though

[rookies]

Her name looks very unique in Japanese.

[PoetGirl]

lol, random yes it is ^^
but i have to agree