Nayotake Shimizu

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Nayotake Shimizu
Japanese	清水 名夜竹
Rōmaji	Shimizu Nayotake
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Gender	Female
Personal Status
Status	Deceased
Relationships	Gan'an Shinomiya (Lover) Kaguya Shinomiya (Daughter)
Portrayal
Media Debut
Manga	Chapter 79
Anime	Episode 20

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Nayotake Shimizu (清水 名夜竹しみず なよたけ , Shimizu Nayotake ) is a supporting character in the series. She is the mother of Kaguya Shinomiya.

Origin

Nayotake's name comes from Nayotake no Kaguya-hime (名夜竹の輝夜姫), the full title of the princess from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It translates to "supple bamboo", a reference to how the literary Kaguya was found in a bamboo stalk.

Appearance

Nayotake looks similar to Kaguya Shinomiya including the long black hair.

Personality

Nothing much is known of Nayotake's personality.

History

Nayotake gave birth to one daughter before dying a few weeks later of heart problems. As a result, she was not present during Kaguya's childhood. In Chapter 242, it was later revealed that she worked in Gion's red light district as a prostitute. She died 30th of January, 29 days after giving birth to Kaguya.

Series Appearances

Manga

• Chapter 79
• Chapter 242

Etymology

• The name Nayotake means "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" (名) (na), "night" (夜) (yo) and "bamboo" (竹) (take).

Trivia

• Nayotake is currently the only confirmed to be deceased character among the cast.
• She passed away on January 30.