Natsume

American  

[nah-tsoo-me] / ˈnɑ tsuˌmɛ /

noun

1. Soseki Kinnosuke Natsume, 1867–1916, Japanese novelist.

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Example Sentences

Natsume Soseki taught literature at the University of Tokyo after studying abroad in London, and, when he later became an author, he brilliantly sublimated those very conflicts in his novels.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

This year, he advised on the soundtrack for Sonny Boy, a surreal take on Lord of the Flies from fellow Space Dandy director Shingo Natsume.

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2021

Chef Natsume Aoi, executive pastry chef at Morimoto in Manhattan, loads up on dried fruit for long drives, especially coconut shards and purple yam, which reminds her of her childhood in Japan.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2018

Discussing the golden age of Japanese modernist fiction, she introduces us to Natsume Soseki, who penned the novel Sanshiro in 1909, 41 years after the Meiji Restoration opened Japan to the West.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2015

For the benefit of those who may not know the original, it must be stated that "Botchan" by the late Mr. K. Natsume was an epoch-making piece of work.

From Botchan (Master Darling) by Morri, Yasotaro