Nadeshiko Kinomoto

### Likes

Sweet and tea, the color white, peach blossoms, sunshine, chocomints, wisteria, her husband and children living happily and safe, cherry blossoms

## Relationships

### Other relatives

Sonomi Daidouji (Cousin)
 Masaki Amamiya (Grandfather)
 Tomoyo Daidouji (1st Cousin once removed)
 Unnamed Grandmother †
Yukito Tsukishiro (Son-in-law)
Moonlight Kinomoto (Granddaughter)

### Children

Sakura Kinomoto (Daughter)
 Touya Kinomoto (Son)

## Voice Actors

### English

Megan Shipman

**Nadeshiko Kinomoto** (木之本 撫子, *Kinotmoto Nadeshiko*), née **Nadeshiko Amamiya** (雨宮 撫子, *Amamiya Nadeshiko*) is the wife of Fujitaka Kinomoto and the mother of Touya Kinomoto and Sakura Kinomoto who only appears in memories and a spirit as she died (at the age of 27) when Sakura was three years old and when Touya was ten years old. Despite her death, she still watches over her family from time to time.

## Description

### Appearance

Nadeshiko was a very beautiful snow white-skinned woman of average height with wavy hip-length dark silver hair that has hair strands going on either side, green eyes and she is shown to be a stunning beauty that allowed her to work as a model from a very young age that Sonomi Daidouji (Nadeshiko's cousin) stated that Nadeshiko looked a lot like her grandmother (Masaki Amamiya's wife).

She appears as a spirit wearing a flowing white dress (sometimes a green dress or a pink dress) and a pair of white wings.

### Personality

Nadeshiko's personality is revealed through the dialogue of other characters as well as flashbacks; she was a kind, caring and cheerful young lady, but she was extremely clumsy as she would fall down while simply walking down a sidewalk; even physical education classes and sports were impossible for her.

It is also stated that her cooking could never be considered good, even just to be polite.

Despite these flaws, she put her heart into whatever she did as evidenced when she used to give Valentine's Day chocolate to Fujitaka Kinomoto, Sonomi Daidouji, Masaki Amamiya and later Touya Kinomoto.

## Etymology

* Her given name **Nadeshiko** means "carnation flower" (撫子).
	+ In Japanese culture, the word **Yamato Nadeshiko** is used for a very beautiful and talented women.
* Nadeshiko's surname **Kinomoto** means "tree, wood" (木, **ki**), "this" (之, **no**) and "base, root, origin, source" (本, **moto**), which literally means "the origin of wood" altogether.
	+ Her maiden surname **Amamiya** means "rain" (雨, **ama**) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮, **miya**).
	+ It is revealed that Nadeshiko's maiden name was **Amamiya** (雨宮) as Touya tells that to Yukito Tsukishiro as Touya explains the background of his parents' love story.

## Trivia

* Nadeshiko's first favorite flower, Wisteria (藤, *Fuji*) is from the first Kanji 藤 (Fuji) in her husband's name, Fujitaka.
* Nadeshiko's other favorite flowers were cherry blossoms and peach blossoms, in which her two children are named after each of them.
	+ Sakura Kinomoto - "Cherry blossoms"
	+ Touya Kinomoto - "Peach blossoms"
* It is hinted in the series that her family blamed her getting married at such a young age as the cause of the illness, therefore blaming Fujitaka Kinomoto for her death for seven years.