The meaning of the name ayumi

[sexysaucestar]

Hamasaki = "Beach cape" according to my Kanji dictionary...well, those are their single meanings put together:

浜　hama - beach
崎 saki - cape, promontory

She writes her name in Hiragana usually, but for overseas versions of her CDs, the kanji "歩" is used, which means "walk".

Crap, I forgot about the Kanji meaning.

[sexysaucestar]

^ I could be wrong...the two kanji put together could mean something else. o_o

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by Ayumi no Yume

and I think Ayu is some sort of fish...

ya i only know "Ayu" being this kind of fish, i remember seeing Ayu sushi

[alternarist]

hamasaki is jus a surname and nothing else isnt it? suprisingly that AYU means a fish..

[Francotirador]

wow... guys!!... you know so much!!!

good info!!!!

[Hachimitsu]

Originally Posted by Qt Mashi

ya i only know "Ayu" being this kind of fish, i remember seeing Ayu sushi

Did you buy it? I wonder what it tastes like.. They should make Ayu sushi with the A symbol.

[sexysaucestar]

^ Now that would be fun to buy. ^_^

[JesA]

oh ok...i must embark on a quest to find the meaning of Hamazaki!

[Hazuki]

So, after reading many posts of Ayumi meaning "walk(ing)" and soysaucestar saying that hama = beach and saki = cape

This is pretty obvious but meaning;

Walking (along) the beach cape? o o;

I suck. D:

Originally Posted by Lieke

Did you buy it? I wonder what it tastes like.. They should make Ayu sushi with the A symbol.

Yum.

[Axel_Grease]

Hmm, reading previous posts about how 'Ayu' means 'fish' and how 'mi' means 'pretty'; I've come to a conclusion. Ayumi must mean 'pretty fish'! Explains the big eyes.

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Ok, horrible joke.

[emi♡]

so, so far we've concluded:

Ayumi Hamasaki = Pretty Fish [in the/at the?] beach cape??

googling:

Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) is a typical riverine fish of Japan. Ayu fishing is quite a unique way to catch fish. This method relys on the territorial feeding behaviours of the Ayu fish. Ayu feeds on algae which grows on the surface of the stones and rocks. To obtain enough algae, the fish protect certain areas of the river bed, and attack other predators who attempt to invade their territory. Fishermen use an Ayu fish as a decoy. They put several fishing hooks with very sharp ends on the decoy's body. 10 to 15 cm of leader are also attached to the decoy's body. The Fishermen then manipulate the decoy into a wild fish's territory with a long rod and very thin fishing line. If everything is in place, the decoy will successfully invade the territory and the wild fish will attack the decoy. Once this happens, the ayu will be hooked and you will catch the wild fish.

The Oochise River is an ideal river for Ayu fishing because the current is relatively weak and the water is shallow. Its wide and flat rocky riverbeds hold many Ayu fish. In addition, this open riverbed provides us with easy walking areas along the river. You can enjoy Ayu fishing along the rivers reach of the Oochise from early June to mid September.

^^coming up! This is the funniest thing I ever read...i like where it says "Ayu feeds on algae..."

pictures?

Ayu should sell fish.

[alternarist]

imagine ayu eating her own fish!

[sexysaucestar]

Originally Posted by Hazuki

So, after reading many posts of Ayumi meaning "walk(ing)" and soysaucestar saying that hama = beach and saki = cape

This is pretty obvious but meaning;

Walking (along) the beach cape? o o;

That makes sense Japanese names usually have interesting meanings attached to each kanji/character. I forget what the characters for my Chinese name mean exactly, but I know one of them stands for water lily.

[emi♡]

soory for the double post...but is it just a coincidence that Ayu's dad was a fisherman? or at least, she thinks he was?

[sexysaucestar]

It may or may not be....sometimes family names (surnames/last names/however you want to call them) are based upon what the families' occupations were in the past.

For example...today in class I learned that my professor's husband's last name, "Yagi" derives from the fact that their ancestors had a lot of rice fields in the past...although 「八木」 means, literally, "8 trees/wood"....if you flip the "ya" part upside down and kind of attach it to "gi" then it becomes the kanji for rice (I forget the reading for it x_x so I can't input that kanji right now)

[Hachimitsu]

Oh, I just remembered, didn't she use a different name when she was an Idol? I think it was Kurumi Hamasaki. Does anyone know what Kurumi means? I wonder why she chose that name..

[sexysaucestar]

^ Depends on if she used kanji for that name. At the moment, I can only think of 「来る」 which means "to come [to a place]"...but I dunno if that's even correct

[Pow!]

I dunno Japanese language,
but i heard that Ayu change her name when she's still a kid