Asuka (name)

Asuka
Asuka Saito, Japanese actress, fashion model, and television personality
Pronunciation[aꜜsɯ̥ka]
GenderUnisex, predominantly female
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan
Other names
Alternative spellingAska
Related namesAsaka

Asuka is both a unisex Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Written forms

Asuka can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

  • 飛鳥, "fly, bird"
  • 明日香, "tomorrow, fragrant"
  • 明日花, "tomorrow, flower"
  • 明日華, "tomorrow, flower/splendor"
  • 亜寿花, "Asia, long life, flower"

The name can also be written in hiragana あすか or katakana アスカ.

Notable people with the given name Asuka

  • Asuka (wrestler) (アスカ; born 1981), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), a Japanese professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan
  • Princess Asuka (明日香皇女), Japanese princess during the Asuka Period
  • Asuka Cambridge (ケンブリッジ 飛鳥; born 1993), Japanese-Jamaican male track and field sprinter
  • Asuka Fujita (藤田 明日香; born 1996), Japanese handball player
  • Asuka Fukuda (福田 明日香; born 1984), Japanese pop singer
  • Asuka Hachisuka (蜂須賀 明香; born 1992), Japanese biathlete
  • Asuca Hayashi (林 明日香; born 1989), Japanese singer
  • Asuka Hinoi (樋井 明日香; born 1991), a Japanese singer who is the leader of the Hinoi Team (named after her)
  • Asuka Hisa, Los Angeles-based artist, educator and curator
  • Asuka Kanai (金井 亜翠香; born 2001), Japanese curler
  • Asuka Katsura (桂 明日香), author of Le Portrait de Petit Cossette manga
  • Asuka Kawazu (川津 明日香; born 2002), Japanese actress, fashion model and gravure idol
  • Asuka Kijima (貴島 明日香; born 1996), Japanese fashion model, entertainer
  • Asuka Kudo (工藤 阿須加; born 1991), Japanese actor
  • Asuka Kuge (公家 明日香; born 1994), Japanese rugby union player
  • Asuka Kuramochi (倉持 明日香; born 1989), (明日香), a Japanese idol
  • Asuka Kurosawa (黒沢 あすか; born 1971), Japanese actress and gravure model
  • Asuka Nakase (中世 明日香; born 1980), Japanese voice actress
  • Asuka Nishi (西 明日香; born 1988), Japanese voice actress
  • Asuka Nomura (野村 明日香; born 1994), Japanese volleyball player
  • Asuka Oda (小田 飛鳥; born 1990), Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento
  • Asuka Ōgame (大亀 あすか; born 1987), Japanese voice actress
  • Asuka Ōkura (大倉 明日香; born 1996), known as Asca, Japanese singer and musician
  • Asuka Saitō (齋藤 飛鳥; born 1998), Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model
  • Asuka Sakai, video game musicians notable for Katamari Damacy and Soulcalibur II
  • Asuka Sezaki (瀬﨑 明日香; born 1977), Japanese classical violinist
  • Asuka Takahashi (髙橋 明日香; born 1999), Japanese badminton player
  • Asuka Tanii (谷井 あすか; born 1980), Japanese voice actress
  • Asuka Tasaki (田崎 明日花; born 1997), Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming
  • Asuka Terada (寺田 明日香; born 1990), Japanese hurdler
  • Asuka Teramoto (寺本 明日香; born 1995), Japanese gymnast
  • Asuka Tono (遠野 あすか; born 1978), Japanese actress

Notable people with the surname Asuka

  • Aska (singer-songwriter), Ryo Asuka (飛鳥 涼, born 1958), a Japanese singer-songwriter, formerly a member of Chage and Aska
  • Rin Asuka (飛鳥 凛; born 1991), a Japanese actress
  • Kirara Asuka (明日花 キララ; born 1988), a Japanese model and former adult video actress

Fictional characters

With the given name Asuka

With the surname Asuka

Others

  • Asuka-Fujiwara is a cluster of archaeological sites.
  • All pages with titles beginning with Asuka
  • All pages with titles containing Asuka
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