is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

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Natsuko can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 and are ...

characters and can mean: *夏子, "summer, child" *懐子, "reminiscence, yearn, child" *捺子, "press, print, affix a seal, stamp, child" *奈津子 "

Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also task ...

, harbor, child" *菜津子 "vegetables, harbor, child" *那津子 "what, harbor, child" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

なつこ, or

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 ...

ナツコ.

People

;with the given name Natsuko *

Natsuko Aso is a Japanese musician and actress. Biography Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single ...

(麻生夏子), Japanese actress and

J-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...

actress * Natsuko Doi (born 1979), Japanese snowboarder * Natsuko Fujimori (藤森奈津子), women's professional shogi player *

Natsuko Godai , (born 18 December 1961), of Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese enka singer. Career In 1982, under the alias "Hiromi Hoshi", she debuted with "Koi no Ienakiko" ('恋の家なき子'), released by New Century Records. In April 1985, she used the ...

(伍代夏子, born 1961), Japanese enka singer *

Natsuko Hara is a former Japanese Association football, football player. She played for Japan women's national football team, Japan national team. Club career Hara was born in Ome, Tokyo, Ome on March 1, 1989. She was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from youth ...

(原菜摘子), Japanese

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

who plays for

NTV Beleza is a women's professional football team that plays in Japan's WE League. It is based in the Kita, Itabashi, Inagi, Hino, Tama, and Tachikawa wards of Tokyo. They have won 52 major Asian and national titles, the most of any team in the W ...

in the L. League * , Japanese concubine *

Natsuko Higuchi is a feminine Japanese given name. Written forms Natsuko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *夏子, "summer, child" *懐子, "reminiscence, yearn, child" *捺子, "press, print, affix a seal, stamp, child" *奈津� ...

(樋口夏子), Japanese author during the

Meiji period The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonizatio ...

and Japan´s first prominent woman writer of modern times *

Natsuko Kuwatani is a Japanese voice actress who works for I'm Enterprise as of March 1, 2008. Her major roles are in anime shows and they include Yue Ayase in '' Negima'', Fiore in ''Chrono Crusade'', Alph in '' Nanoha'', Michiru in '' Magikano'', Suiseiseki i ...

(桑谷夏子, born 1978), a Japanese voice actress * , Japanese swimmer *

Natsuko Sone is a female Japanese competitive eater and singer. Her popularity has helped produce a resurgence in Japanese competitive eating, or ''ōgui'', after the outcry following the death of a Japanese schoolboy imitating an eating stunt in 2002 result ...

(曽根菜津子), Japanese competitive eater * , Japanese anime screenwriter *

Natsuko Toda is a Japanese subtitler and film industry interpreter. She has been called "the most famous film translator in Japan ..unquestionably" and the "Subtitle Queen". She has subtitled more than 1,000 English-language films in Japanese. Biography Nat ...

(戸田奈津子), Japanese subtitles translator *

Natsuko Yamamoto Natsuko Yamamoto (山本奈津子 ''Yamamoto Natsuko'') is a Japanese actress. Filmography #セーラー服百合族 (''Seiraafuku yurizoku'') (1983) #セーラー服百合族2 (''Seiraafuku yurizoku 2'') (1983) # (1984) #夕ぐれ族 (''Yuugu ...

(山本奈津子), Japanese actress * , Japanese comedian

Fictional characters

;with the given name Natsuko * Natsuko Aki (夏子), a character in the Japanese live action drama series ''

Cutie Honey The Live is a Japanese tokusatsu production of the popular manga and anime series, ''Cutie Honey'' by Go Nagai. It was directed by Makoto Yokoyama and mostly written by Toshiki Inoue. It first aired on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2007. The title character, Ho ...

'' * Natsuko Koshino (夏子), a character in the anime series ''

Futari wa Pretty Cure , also sometimes stylized as ''PreCure'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the first installment in the '' Pretty Cure'' metaseries created by Izumi Todo. It aired on ANN, with 96 episodes across two ...

'' (known as Summer in the English dub) *

Natsuko Shōno The following is a list of characters from ''Kinnikuman'', a manga/anime series written by Yudetamago. The majority of the cast of Kinnikuman are Choujin (超人 ''Chōjin''; "superhuman"), superpowered individuals who comes in all shapes and ...

(ナツ子), a character from the manga and anime series ''

Kinnikuman is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. ...

'' and its sequel ''

Kinnikuman Nisei is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. ...

'' * Natsuko (夏子), a character in the anime movie ''

The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the film's Japanese title references Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 novel '' How Do You Live?'' but is not an adaptation of it. The film s ...

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