Tomoyo

TomoyoPronunciation| [tomoyo]

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Gender| Female
Language(s)| Japanese
Origin
Word/name| Japanese
Meaning| Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin| Japan
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Tomoyo is a feminine Japanese given name.

## Possible writings[edit]

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

* 知世, "wisdom, world"
* 友世, "friend, world"
* 倫世, "ethics, world"
* 智代, "knowledge, world"
* 灯代, "light, world"
* 知葉, "wisdom, leaf"
* 朋与, "friend, bestow"

The name can also be written in hiragana (ともよ) or katakana (トモヨ).

## People with the name[edit]

* Tomoyo Harada (知世, born 1967), Japanese actress and singer
* Tomoyo Kurosawa (ともよ, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
* Tomoyo Matsumoto (知世, born 1987), former member of the rock group Bon-Bon Blanco
* Tomoyo Nonaka (ともよ, born 1954), Japanese television personality and businesswoman
* Tomoyo Oshima (ともよ, born 1949), Japanese film editor
* Tomoyo Shibata (倫世, born 1974), Japanese former announcer
* Tomoyo Takayanagi (高柳 知葉, born 1994), Japanese voice actress

## Fictional characters[edit]

* Tomoyo, a character from the novel Ghostwritten
* Tomoyo Daidōji (知世), a character from Cardcaptor Sakura
* Tomoyo Hime (知世), an alter-ego of Tomoyo Daidōji in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
* Tomoko Hanasaki (知世), a character from the manga series G-Taste
* Tomoyo Kanzaki (灯代), a character from the light novel series When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
* Tomoyo Kōsaka (友世), a character from the manga series A Devil and Her Love Song
* Tomoyo Kurobe (朋与), a character from the anime series True Tears
* Tomoyo Osaka (智世), a character from the manga series Crimson Hero
* Tomoyo Sakagami (智代), a character from the visual novel, manga, and anime series Clannad
* Tomoyo Sakurai (智代), a character from the manga series Heaven's Lost Property
* Tomoyo Wakagi (知葉), a character from the anime series Key the Metal Idol

## See also[edit]

* Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life
* TOMOYO Linux, a Linux security module

## References[edit]

1. ^ Tomoyo - Meaning of Tomoyo
2. ^ Tomoyo-Meaning and origin of the name Tomoyo

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