Natsuki

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

Natsuki

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

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 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 2006-2010
• 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 Taiyo (水嶋 なつみ, born 1984), Japanese professional wrestler
• Natsuki Ozawa (小沢 なつき, born 1972), Japanese singer, actress, and AV idol
• Natsuki Hanae (花江 夏樹, born 1991), Japanese voice actor

Surname

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

Fictional characters

• Natsuki, a character from the visual novel game Doki Doki Literature Club!
• 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 Shinohara, a character from the animated movie Summer Wars
• Natsuki Smith-Mizuki, a character from the manga Shonan Junai Gumi
• Natsuki Mamiya (菜月), a main character from the 2006 Japanese tokusatsu series, GoGo Sentai Boukenger
• Natsuki Kisumi, the title character of Natsuki Crisis, a Japanese manga and 2 episode OVA
• Musashi Natsuki (夏木六三四), the title character of Musashi no Ken
• Natsuki Shinomiya (那月), a character from the otome game series Uta no Prince-sama
• Natsuki Nakagawa (中川 夏紀), a character from the anime Sound! Euphonium
• Rin Natsuki, a character from the Pretty Cure franchise
• Subaru Natsuki, protagonist of the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World