Satsuki

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Satsuki


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gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Yayoi
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nihongo|Satsuki |さつき, サツキ is a traditional name for Nihongo|May|皐月　in Japanese. It is also a common feminine Japanese given name which is rarely used as a surname　and boy's name.

Possible writings

Satsuki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*五月, "May"
*皐月, "May"
*早月, "fast month";only used as a given name
*咲月, "blossom, moon"
*沙月, "sand, moon"
*幸希, "happiness, rare/hope"The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Satsuki
*Satsuki Eda (五月), a Japanese politician
*Satsuki Igarashi (寒月), a member of the all-female manga-creating team "Clamp"
*Satsuki Katayama (さつき) a Japanese representative
*Satsuki Muramoto (小月), a Japanese figure skater
*Satsuki Yukino (五月), a Japanese voice actress;with the surname Satsuki
*Midori Satsuki (五月), a Japanese actress

Fictional characters

;with the given name Satsuki
*Satsuki Kusakabe (サツキ), a main character of the 1988 animated film "My Neighbor Totoro"
*Satsuki Miyanoshita (さつき), a main character of the anime series "Ghost Stories"

Other uses

*Satsuki azalea, a Cultivar Group of azaleas
*Satsuki Shō, a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race

ee also

*Japanese calendar