Tomi Ichimonji

Tomi Ichimonji
First Appearance
Anime Debut	Season 2 Episode 9: Finals!
Other Appearances
Movies	K-ON! Movie
Voices
Japanese	Sachiko Chijimatsu
English	C.A. Grimes
German	Margot Rothweiler
Profile
Also Known As	Baa-chan
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Hair	Grey
Eyes	Brown

Tomi Ichimonji (一文字(いちもんじ) とみ, Tomi Ichimonji) often nicknamed "Baa-chan" ("Granny") is an old woman neighboring the Hirasawa household. She first appeared in the episode Finals!. She is very kind and has been caring for Yui Hirasawa, Ui Hirasawa and Nodoka Manabe since kindergarten, often giving them any extra food that she has. Yui is especially fond of her, and enters a local talent show alongside Azusa Nakano in order to win a spa trip for her.

In Marathon Tournament!, she helped Yui, who tripped and got hurt during her school's marathon.

Appearance

Tomi is an old, short woman with grey hair which is knot to a bun at the back of her head. In Finals!, she is seen wearing a white sun hat.

Etymology

• The name Tomi (1) is written in hiragana (とみ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (富 or 都美), it could possibly mean:
  • 富 - "wealth, abundance".
  • 都美 - "metropolis, capital" (都) (to) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
• Tomi's surname Ichimonji means "one letter, straight line, beeline" (一文字).

Gallery

Tomi caring for young Yui

Tomi looking after young Yui, Nodoka and Ui

Yui at Tomi's place