Sayuri (given name) explained

Sayuri
Pronunciation:	sajɯɾi (IPA)
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Usually "small lily" is the most commonly used Kanji.
Region:	Japan
Origin:	Japanese

Sayuri is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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

• 小百合, "small, lily"
• 早百合, "early, lily"
• 佐由里, "assistant, reason, home town"
• 小百里, "small, hundred, home town"

The name can also be written in hiragana さゆり or katakana サユリ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese television personality in South Korea
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese enka singer
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese actress, singer and lyricist
• , Japanese actress and singer
• , Japanese singer-songwriter
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese hairdresser, businesswoman and photographer
• , Japanese women's footballer
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese actress

Fictional characters

• Sayuri Kinniku (キン肉 小百合), from the manga and anime series Kinnikuman
  • Sayuri Kurata (倉田 佐祐理), from the visual novel and media franchise Kanon Sayuri Nitta (born Chiyo Sakamoto), from the 1997 novel and 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha
• Sayuri Sawatari (沢渡 さゆり), from the 2004 film The Place Promised in Our Early Days
• Sayuri Suizenji (水前寺 小百合), from the mecha anime series Machine Robo Rescue
• Sayuri Tachibana,a character from Ultraman X
• Sayuri, from the video game Gemini Rue
• Sayuri Kakinuma (柿沼 小百合), supporting character in the novel Another
• Sayuri Hanayori (花依 小百合), supporting character in the manga and anime series Seraph of the End
• Sayuri, from the video game Dead or Alive Xtreme 3