Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 真弓, 真由美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まゆみ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mä.jɨᵝ.mi/ Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" or 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". This name can also be constructed from other kanji combinations.