is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally given to men.
Written forms Chinatsu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 千夏, "thousand summers/thousandth summer" 知夏, "wise summer" 智夏, "intellect, summer" 千菜津, "thousand vegetables, harbor" 智菜津, "intellect, vegetable, harbor" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People Chinatsu Akasaki (千夏), Japanese voice actress Chinatsu Ban (知夏, born 1973), Japanese artist Chinatsu Kira (知夏, born 1991), Japanese football player Chinatsu Matsui (千夏, born 1977), Japanese squash player Chinatsu Mori (千夏, 1980–2006), Japanese shot putter Chinatsu Nakayama (千夏, born 1948), Japanese voice actress, writer, and politician Chinatsu Wakatsuki (千夏, born 1984), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
Characters Chinatsu Aida (千夏), a supporting character in the Japanese TV drama Last Friends Chinatsu Aramaki (千夏), a supporting character in the manga and anime series Maid Sama! Chinatsu Gondo (千夏), a character in the 1994 film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Chinatsu Hinomiya (火宮 チナツ), a character in the role-playing video game Blue Archive Chinatsu Hiyama (緋山 千夏), one of the main characters in the manga and anime series ballroom e youkoso Chinatsu Kano (鹿野 千夏), one of the two main protagonists in the manga and anime series Blue Box Chinatsu Kuramoto (千夏 ), a supporting character in the manga and anime series Flying Witch Chinatsu Nakayama (千夏), a character in the four panel manga series Doki Doki School Hours Chinatsu Tsuboi (千夏), a main character in the manga and live-action drama series Shomuni Chinatsu Yoshikawa (ちなつ), a main character in the manga and anime series YuruYuri