Natsuki

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.

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

Written forms

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 group AKB48
• Natsuki Ozawa (小沢 なつき, born 1972), Japanese singer, actress, and pornographic actress

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