Natsuki Explained
| Natsuki |
| Meaning: | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region: | Japan |
| Pronunciation: | Nat-ski |
| Origin: | Japanese |
| Related Names: | Natsuko
Natsumi |
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
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
