Natsuki

Natsuki

Pronunciation	Nat-ski
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Natsuko Natsumi

Natsuki (なつき, ナツキ) is a common Japanese given name. While it is a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can also be used as a surname.

Possible writings

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

as a given name

• 夏稀, "summer, rare"
• 夏生, "summer, life"
• 夏紀, "summer, chronicle"
• 夏樹, "summer, wood"
• 夏姫, "summer, princess"
• 夏希, "summer, hope"
• 菜月, "greens, moon"
• 菜月, "Rapeseed flower, moon"
• 那月, "rich/beautiful, moon"
• 夏妃, "summer, queen"
• 夏季, "summer, seasons"
• 懐季, "reminiscence, yearn, seasons"
• 懐希, "reminiscence, yearn, hope"
• ナツキ, katakana for "Natsuki"
• なつき, hiragana for "Natsuki"

as a surname

• 夏木, "summer, tree"
• 夏樹, "summer, wood"

People

Given name

• Natsuki Ikezawa (池澤 夏樹, born 1945), Japanese poet, novelist, essayist, and translator
• Natsuki Katō (加藤 夏希, born 1985), Japanese actress
• Natsuki Hanae (花江 夏樹, born 1991), Japanese voice actor and singer
• Natsuki Harada (原田 夏希, born 1984), a Japanese actress
• Natsuki Mizu (水 夏希, born 1972), a Japanese musical actress who was a member of the all-female musical troupe, Takarazuka Revue from 2006 to 2010
• Natsuki Nidaira (仁平 菜月, born 1998), Japanese badminton player
• Natsuki Oie (大家 夏稀, born 1998), Japanese badminton player
• Natsuki Okamoto (岡本 奈月, born 1989), a Japanese fashion model and actress
• Natsuki Sumeragi (皇 名月 or 皇 なつき, born 1967), Japanese illustrator and manga artist who is famous for incorporating both Korean and Chinese history into her works
• Natsuki Takaya (高屋 奈月, born 1973), Japanese manga artist best known for creating the manga series, Fruits Basket
• Natsuki Nishi (born 1972), Japanese Olympic sprint canoer
• Natsuki Sato (佐藤 夏希, born 1990), J-pop singer and former member of the all-female Japanese idol group AKB48
• Natsuki Ozawa (小沢 なつき, born 1972), Japanese singer, actress, and AV idol

Surname

• Mari Natsuki (中島 淳子, born 1952), Japanese singer, dancer and actress
• Rio Natsuki (夏樹 リオ, born 1969), Japanese voice actress
• Yōko Natsuki (夏樹 陽子, born 1952), Japanese actress

Fictional characters

Given name

• Natsuki, a character from the manga Bad Company
• Natsuki, a character from the visual novel game Doki Doki Literature Club!
• Natsuki Kisumi, the title character of Natsuki Crisis, a Japanese manga and 2 episode OVA
• Natsuki Kuga (なつき), a character from the anime series My-HiME
• Natsuki Kruger (ナツキ), a character from the anime series My-Otome
• Natsuki Mamiya (菜月), a main character from the 2006 Japanese tokusatsu series, GoGo Sentai Boukenger
• Natsuki Nakagawa (中川 夏紀), a character from the anime Sound! Euphonium
• Natsuki Shinohara, a character from the animated movie Summer Wars
• Natsuki Shinomiya (那月), a character from the otome game series Uta no Prince-sama
• Natsuki Smith-Mizuki, a character from the manga Shonan Junai Gumi

Surname

• Musashi Natsuki (夏木六三四), the title character of Musashi no Ken
• Rin Natsuki (夏木りん, a.k.a Cure Rouge), a character from the anime Yes! Pretty Cure 5
  • Ai and Yu Natsuki, Rin's younger siblings
  • Kazuyo Natsuki, Rin, Ai, and Yu's mother
• Subaru Natsuki, protagonist of the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World