| Pronunciation | Na-na-sé |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Region | Japan |
| Origin | Japanese |
| Related names | Nana Nanako |
Nanase (ななせ, ナナセ) is a feminine Japanese given name which is also used as a surname.
Written forms
Nanase can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- as a given name
- 七瀬, "seven, rapids"
- 菜々瀬, "greens, rapids"
- 奈々瀬, "what, rapids"
- 那々瀬, "what, rapids"
- as a surname
- 七瀬, "seven, rapids"
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- with the given name Nanase
- Nanase Aikawa (七瀬), a Japanese rock singer
- Nanase Hoshii (七瀬), pseudonym of Yuma Hoshino, Japanese singer
- Nanase Kiryu (七瀬), Japanese football player
- Nanase Ohkawa (七瀬), a member of the all-female manga-creating team Clamp
- Nanase Nishino (七瀬), a member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46
- Nanase Shoji (七瀬), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
- with the surname Nanase
- Aoi Nanase (七瀬), a Japanese manga artist and illustrator
- Ayaka Nanase (七瀬), Japanese voice actress
- Hikaru Nanase, pseudonym for Japanese singer and composer Masumi Itō
Fictional characters
- with the given name Nanase
- Nanase (七瀬), a character in the Street Fighter EX video game
- Nanase Akatsuki (七瀬), a character in the manga series Mamotte! Lollipop
- Nanase Hida (七瀬), a main heroine of the manga series Telepathic Wanderers
- Nanase Kudō (七瀬), a character in the Japanese light novel series Kaze no Stigma
- Nanase Matsuura (ナナセ), a character from the anime series Macross Frontier
- Nanase Matoba, a supporting character who is a secretary of the main antagonist of the ongoing manga/anime of Natsume's Book of Friends
- with the surname Nanase
- Miyuki Nanase (七瀬), a character in the manga and anime series Kindaichi Case Files
- Rumi Nanase (七瀬), a character in the adult visual novel '
- Haruka Nanase (七瀬 遙), a main character in the anime series Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club
- Narue Nagase (七瀬 成恵), a female protagonist in the science fiction anime series The World of Narue
- Yū Nanase (七瀬 優), one of the characters in the dating simulation game Sentimental Graffiti
- Yui Nanase (七瀬 ゆい), a side character in the anime series Go! Princess PreCure
Other uses
- Nanase Futatabi, a novel written by Yasutaka Tsutsui