Natsuki (なつき)

Natsuki is read なつき and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 夏希, 夏葵 and 夏季. All three are feminine.

Reading

な·つ·き (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Natsuki

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 夏希
    なつき
    Feminine

    Summer + hope

    • 夏(なつ)— summer
    • 希(き)— hope
  • 夏葵
    なつき
    Feminine

    Summer + hollyhock

    • 夏(なつ)— summer
    • 葵(き)— hollyhock
  • 夏季
    なつき
    Feminine

    Summer + season

    • 夏(なつ)— summer
    • 季(き)— season

The kanji in Natsuki

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 夏summer3 spellings
  • 希hope1 spelling
  • 葵hollyhock1 spelling
  • 季season1 spelling

Natsuki with common surnames

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Questions about Natsuki

Is Natsuki a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Natsuki is feminine.

What does Natsuki mean?

Natsuki is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 夏希 reads as "summer + hope", 夏葵 reads as "summer + hollyhock" and 夏季 reads as "summer + season". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Natsuki be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 夏希, 夏葵 and 夏季. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Natsuki?

なつき is 3 beats: な · つ · き. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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