 The kanji representation of 'Murakami' | |
| Pronunciation | Murakami |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Meaning | village superior |
| Region of origin | Japan |
| Frequency comparisons | |
Murakami (村上; "village superior") is a Japanese surname, 35th by frequency in Japan. It can refer to:
People
- Emperor Murakami, ancient Japanese emperor
- Daisuke Murakami (figure skater)
- Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder)
- Genzo Murakami (村上元三) (1910–2006), novelist
- Glen Murakami, animator
- Hiroaki Murakami, actor
- Haruki Murakami (村上春樹), (born 1949), novelist
- Hiroshi Murakami (村上 寛, born 1948), Japanese jazz drummer
- James J. Murakami, production designer & film Academy nominee
- Jimmy Murakami (1933–2014) also known as Teruaki Murakami (村上輝明), animator and director
- Kanako Murakami (村上 佳菜子), figure skater
- Murakami Kijo (村上 鬼城, 1865–1938), Japanese poet
- Les Murakami (born 1936), American college baseball coach
- Mai Murakami, Japanese artistic gymnast
- Maki Murakami, manga artist
- Masaaki Murakami (村上 昌謙, born 1992), Japanese footballer
- Masanori Murakami, San Francisco Giants pitcher
- Megumi Murakami, Japanese pop singer in Cute
- Natsumi Murakami (村上 奈津実, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
- Munetaka Murakami (村上 宗隆), Japanese baseball player
- Nijiro Murakami, Japanese actor and voice actor
- Ryu Murakami (村上龍) (fl. 21st cent.); writer and filmmaker
- Shingo Murakami (村上信五), Japanese pop singer in Kanjani Eight
- Takeyoshi Murakami (村上武吉), samurai
- Takashi Murakami (村上隆), artist and founder of Superflat movement
- Takejiro Murakami, Japanese metallurgist and founding promoter of the Japan Institute of Metals (1939); inventor of the Murakami reagent
- Takeshi Murakami (村上隆), English teacher & champion in game of Othello (fl. 21st cent.)
- Takumi Murakami (村上 巧, born 1989), Japanese footballer
- Tetsuji Murakami, karate pioneer in Europe
- Yoshiaki Murakami (村上世彰), corporate raider and president of M&A Consulting
Fictional characters
- Gennosuke Murakami, from the Usagi Yojimbo comic book series
- Kyouji Murakami, from the Tokusatsu TV series, Kamen Rider 555
- Masaki Murakami, from the manga/anime series Guyver
- Murakami Harutomo, from the novel The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard
- Murakami Yagami, from the manga/anime series Blue Seed
- Murakami Natsumi, from the manga/anime series Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- Manzanar Murakami from Karen Tei Yamashita's novel "Tropic of Orange"
- Sho Murakami, from 2017 film Life
See also
References
- "Murakami Surname Meaning". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- "１～100位".
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