is a common Japanese given name. While it is a

unisex name A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some c ...

, it is more commonly used by women. It can also be used as a surname.

Possible writings

Natsuki can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

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 is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

for "Natsuki" *なつき,

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

for "Natsuki" ;as a surname *夏木, "summer, tree" *夏樹, "summer, wood"

People

Given name

Natsuki Ikezawa is a Japanese poet, novelist, essayist and translator. He draws upon the relationship between civilization and nature in his writing, among other themes. Ikezawa translates a wide variety of writing, from contemporary Greek poetry to modern novel ...

(池澤夏樹, born 1945), Japanese poet, novelist, essayist, and translator *

Natsuki Katō is a Japanese actress, singer and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles. Career In November 2010, Akita Prefecture chose her as one of the two official PR-Ambassadors, along with Nozomi Sasaki, with the purp ...

(加藤夏希, born 1985), Japanese actress * Natsuki Hanae (花江夏樹, born 1991), Japanese voice actor and singer *

Natsuki Harada is a Japanese actress. She played the lead female role in NHK's 2004 TV Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaste ...

(原田夏希, born 1984), a Japanese actress *

Natsuki Mizu Natsuki Mizu (水夏希 ''Mizu Natsuki'', born 1972) is the former top star (otokoyaku) for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from December 24, 2006 to September 12, 2010. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon t ...

(水夏希, born 1972), a Japanese musical actress who was a member of the all-female musical troupe,

Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Japane ...

from 2006 to 2010 * Natsuki Nidaira (仁平菜月, born 1998), Japanese badminton player *

Natsuki Oie is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with NTT East team. She was the bronze medalist in the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships, 2016 World Junior Championships in the girls' singles event. She had won South Australia International event in ...

(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 is a female Japanese manga artist. She graduated from Ritsumeikan University with a degree in Japanese literature. She is famous for portraying Chinese and Korean history in her works. She currently lives in Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese language, ...

(皇名月 or 皇なつき, born 1967), Japanese illustrator and manga artist who is famous for incorporating both Korean and

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

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

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* Natsuki Sato (佐藤夏希, born 1990), J-pop singer and former member of the all-female Japanese idol group

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

* 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

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 manga ''Bad Company'' *Natsuki, a character from the visual novel game ''

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'' * Natsuki Kuga (なつき), a character from the anime series ''

My-HiME is a Japanese anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005. The series focuses on the lives of HiMEs—girls with the capa ...

'' *Natsuki Kruger (ナツキ), a character from the anime series '' My-Otome'' *Natsuki Shinohara, a character from the animated movie ''

Summer Wars is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and ...

'' *Natsuki Smith-Mizuki, a character from the manga ''

Shonan Junai Gumi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1990 to October 1996, compiled in 31 ''tankōbon'' volumes, and has been re-released in a deluxe ...

'' * Natsuki Mamiya (菜月), a main character from the 2006 Japanese

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series, ''

GoGo Sentai Boukenger is the 30th series in Toei Company, Toei's Super Sentai series, a metaseries of Japanese language, Japanese tokusatsu programming. It was the first installment to be broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio. It premiered on February 19, 2006, at 7:30 ...

'' *Natsuki Kisumi, the title character of '' Natsuki Crisis'', a Japanese

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and 2 episode

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

*Musashi Natsuki (夏木六三四), the title character of ''

Musashi no Ken is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo. It was serialized by Shogakukan in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between April 1981 and October 1985. ''Musashi no Ken'' received the 1984 Shog ...

'' *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 is a Japanese novel series written by Ayano Takeda. The story is set in Uji, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instruction ...

'' * Rin Natsuki, a character from the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise *

Subaru Natsuki is a fictional character from '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', a series of light novels written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka. Subaru is a young ''hikikomori'' who suddenly finds himself transported ...

, protagonist of the light novel series ''Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese unisex given names