Takumi (匠) is a Japanese word meaning "artisan". It is also a masculine Japanese given name or a surname using various kanji characters. The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Possible writings

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

as a given name

• 匠, "artisan"
• 巧, "adroit"
• 工, "skill"
• 卓美, "eminent, beauty"
• 卓巳, "eminent, serpent"
• 巧海, "adroit, sea"
• 拓海, "clear (the land), sea"
• 拓未, "clear (the land), future"
• 拓巳, "clear (the land), serpent"
• 拓実, "clear (the land), fruit"

as a surname

• 琢己
• 宅見

People

with the given name Takumi

• Takumi Abe (阿部 巧, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Adachi (安達 巧, born 1966), Japanese sport wrestler
• Takumi Akiyama (秋山 拓巳, born 1991), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Takumi Beppu (別府 匠, born 1979), Japanese former racing cyclist
• Takumi Fujitani (藤谷 匠, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Fujiwara (sailor) (born 1962), Japanese sailor
• Takumi Furukawa (古川 卓己, 1917–2018), Japanese film director
• Takumi Hashimoto (橋本 巧, born 1989), Japanese former footballer
• Takumi Hama (濱 託巳, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Hasegawa (basketball) (長谷川 技, born 1989), Japanese basketball player
• Takumi Hasegawa (footballer) (長谷川 巧, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Hayama (羽山 拓巳, born 1978), Japanese former football player
• Takumi Horiike (堀池 巧, born 1965), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Horiuchi (born 1949), Japanese sailor
• Takumi Iroha (彩羽 匠, born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler
• Takumi Ishizaki (石崎 巧, born 1984), Japanese retired basketball player
• Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, born 2002), Japanese professional shogi player
• Takumi Ito (伊藤 匠, born 2000), Guamanian footballer
• Itow Takumi (伊藤 卓美, born 1946), Japanese printmaker
• Takumi Kitamura (北村 匠海, born 1997), Japanese actor, singer, and model
• Takumi Kiyomoto (清本 拓己, born 1993), Japanese professional footballer
• Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Kanaya (金谷 拓実, born 1998), Japanese professional golfer
• Takumi Katai (片井 巧, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Kobe (神戸 拓光, born 1985), Japanese former baseball outfielder
• Takumi Komatsu (小松 拓幹, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Kuki (九鬼 巧, born 1992), Japanese sprinter
• Takumi Kuriyama (栗山 巧, born 1983), Japanese professional baseball player
• Takumi Kurohara (黒原 拓未, born 1999), Japanese baseball player
• Takumi Kusumoto (楠本 卓海, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Mase (真瀬 拓海, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Minamino (南野 拓実, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Mitani (三谷 たくみ, born 1986), Japanese female singer
• Takumi Miyayoshi (宮吉 拓実, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Morikawa (森川 拓巳, born 1977), Japanese former football player
• Takumi Motohashi (本橋 卓巳, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Murakami (村上 巧, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Nagasawa (長澤 卓己, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Nagura (名倉 巧, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Nakamura (中村 拓海, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Nakayama (中山 巧, born 2001), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Takumi Nakazawa (中澤 工, born 1976), Japanese video game writer
• Takumi Narasaka (奈良坂 巧, born 2002), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Nemoto (根本 匠, born 1951), Japanese politician
• Takumi Obara (小原 工, born 1967), Japanese triathlon athlete
• Takumi Ohshiro (大城 卓三, born 1993), Japanese professional baseball catcher
• Takumi Oshima (大嶋 匠, born 1990), Japanese professional baseball player
• Takumi Otomo (大友 工, 1925–2013), Japanese professional baseball player
• Takumi Saito (racewalker) (西塔 拓己, born 1993), Japanese racewalker
• Takumi Saitoh (斎藤 工, born 1981), Japanese actor and filmmaker
• Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Shima (島 卓視, born 1967), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Shimada (島田 拓海, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Shimohira (下平 匠, born 1988), Japanese football player
• Takumi Takahashi (高橋 巧, born 1989), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Takumi Tsukamoto (塚本 拓海, born 1991), Japanese professional wrestler
• Takumi Uesato (上里 琢文, born 1990), Japanese football player
• Takumi Wada (和田 拓三, born 1981), Japanese football player
• Takumi Watanabe (bartender) (渡邉 匠, born 1972), Japanese bartender
• Takumi Watanabe (渡辺 匠, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Yamada (山田 拓巳, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Yamamoto (山本 拓実, born 2000), Japanese baseball player
• Takumi Yamanoi (山ノ井 拓己, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Takumi Yamazaki (山崎 たくみ, born 1964), Japanese voice actor
• Takumi Kawanishi (川西 拓実, born 1999), Japanese idol, member of JO1

with the surname Takumi

• Masaru Takumi (宅見 勝, 1936–1997), Japanese yakuza
• Namuchi Takumi (たくみなむち), Japanese manga artist
• Shu Takumi (巧 舟), Japanese video game developer
• Yasuaki Takumi (内匠 靖明, born 1982), Japanese actor and voice actor

Fictional characters

• Takumi Fujiwara, the main character of the manga and anime series Initial D
• Takumi Hayami, from Sky Girls
• Takumi Ichinose (巧), a character in the manga and anime series Nana
• Takumi Kisaragi (タクミ), a character in the anime series Gad Guard
• Takumi Mayama (巧), a character in the manga, anime, and TV drama series Honey and Clover
• Takumi Tokiha (巧海), a character in the anime series My-HiME and My-Otome
• Takumi Tsuzuki, a character in the anime series Mayoi Neko Overrun!
• Takumi Usui, a character in the manga and anime series Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
• Takumi Aldini, a character from Shokugeki no Soma
• Takumi (Hiroman), a character from Stitch!
• Takumi, a character from the video game Fire Emblem Fates
• Takumi Inui, a character from the Japanese show Kamen Rider 555
• Takumi Mukai, a character from the Japanese video game and anime series THE iDOLM@STER
• Takumi Someya, a character from the video game Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
• Takumi Aiba, a character/protagonist from the Japanese video game, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
• Takumi Shinada, a character from Delicious Party Pretty Cure

Other uses

• Takumi-kun, a Japanese novel series
• Takumi Corporation, a Japanese video game company
• 10617 Takumi, a main-belt asteroid