is the Japanese word for the flower violet, or in a more limited sense, it refers to Viola mandshurica (aka Fuji Dawn) which is one of the species of violet. It is also a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Sumire can be written using different kanji

Kanji

Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...

 characters and can mean:

• 菫, "violet"

as a name

• 紫花, "purple, flower"
• 純麗, "purity, lovely"
• 澄玲, "lucidity, sound of jewels"
• 澄麗, "lucidity, lovely"

The name can also be written in hiragana

Hiragana

is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...

 or katakana

Katakana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...

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People

• Sumire
  Sumire (model)
  , better known by her genjina ', was a Japanese hostess and fashion model, who was known as a featured model on the popular gal fashion magazine Koakuma Ageha.-Early life:...
  
   (1987–2009), Japanese fashion model
• Sumire Haruno
  Sumire Haruno
  is a former member of Takarazuka Revue, specializing in otokoyaku. She joined the revue in 1991, became the top star in 2002 and resigned from the company in 2007...
  
   (寿美礼, born 1972), Japanese Takarasienne
• Sumire Satō
  Sumire Satō
  , is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She joined on 20 December 2008 as a trainee, and is now a member of Team B. Her talent agency is Horipro.- Career :* Sumire was a finalist in Morning Musume's Happy 8 Ki Audition....
  
   (born 1993), Japanese idol
• María Sumire
  María Sumire
  María Cleofé Sumire de Conde is a Peruvian politician. She is currently a Congresswoman representing Cusco for the period 2006-2011, and belongs to the Union for Peru party....
  
  , Peruvian politician and member of Union for Peru party

Characters

• Sumire, the main heroine of the 1999 novel Sputnik Sweetheart
  Sputnik Sweetheart
  is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in Japan, by Kodansha, in 1999. An English translation by Philip Gabriel was published in 2001.-Plot summary:The plot features three main characters: Sumire, Miu, and 'K'....
  
  by Haruki Murakami
• Sumire Hoshino (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series Pāman
• Sumire Iwaya (澄麗), the main character of the manga and TV drama series Tramps Like Us
  Tramps Like Us
  is a Japanese josei manga series by Yayoi Ogawa. It is about Sumire, a young professional woman who takes in a younger man as a pet, and her attempts to keep her coworkers and conventionally-perfect boyfriend from finding out about her pet...
  
  
• Sumire Kanou (すみれ), a character in the manga and anime series Toradora!
  Toradora!
  is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series was also created,...
  
  
• Sumire Kanzaki (すみれ), a character in the Japanese media franchise Sakura Wars
• Sumire Kasugano (すみれ), a character in the anime series Sally the Witch
• Sumire Ryuzaki (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis
• Sumire Shōda (スミレ), a character in the manga and anime series Gakuen Alice
  Gakuen Alice
  , also known as Alice Academy, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, currently being serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which originally premiered on NHK BS-2. It spanned...
  
  
• Sumire Takahana (スミレ), the main heroine of the manga series Venus Versus Virus
  Venus Versus Virus
  is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Suzumi which was first serialized on June 27, 2005 in MediaWorks' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!...
  
  
• Sumire, the main character from Midnight Children by Shinjo Mayu
• Sumire Uemoto, a character from The World God Only Knows

Other uses

• Sumire, a 2003 song on the Japanese band Yuzu
  Yuzu (band)
  is a Japanese pop duo. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.-Discography:...
  
  
• Sumire, a song on The Gazette's 2004 album Madara
  Madara (album)
  is an EP release by Japanese band The Gazette released on March 30, 2004. The first press edition came housed in a special case, the outer part being a slipcase and the inner part containing the disc and booklet in a disc holder.-Track listing:...