Asuka (name) – Wikipedia

Posted on by

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Asuka
Saito Asuka 3.jpg

Asuka Saito. Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model
Pronunciation [aꜜsɯ̥ka]
Gender Unisex
Word/name Japanese
Meaning Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Alternative spelling Aska

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

Possible writings[edit]

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[edit]

  • Asuka (wrestler) (born 1981), a 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), a 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 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 Kudoh (工藤 阿須加, born 1991), a Japanese actor
  • 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 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 Tateishi (立石 飛鳥, born 1983), Japanese football player
  • Asuka Terada (寺田 明日香, born 1990), Japanese hurdler

Notable people with the surname Asuka[edit]

  • 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
  • Aska (singer-songwriter), Ryo Asuka (飛鳥 涼, born 1958), a Japanese singer-songwriter, formerly a member of Chage and Aska

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Asuka (アスカ), a character from Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger
  • Asuka (飛鳥), a shikigami who serves the priestess Kikyo in the InuYasha series
  • Asuka (明日架), in Log Horizon
  • Asuka (飛鳥), in the Senran Kagura series
  • Asuka (アスカ) in the game Sweet Home
  • Asuka Connell (アスカ・コネル), the daughter of Bisca and Alzack Connell in Fairy Tail
  • Asuka Domon (土門 飛鳥), a character in the manga series Inazuma Eleven
  • Asuka Hirama (平間 あすか), a minor character in Haikyū!!
  • Asuka Honda (本田 飛鳥) in Asuka 120%
  • Asuka Kasen in Grand Theft Auto III
  • Asuka Kazama (風間 飛鳥) in Tekken series.
  • Asuka Kojo (古城 アスカ), a supporting character in Danball Senki W
  • Asuka Mizunokoji (水乃小路 飛鳥) in Urusei Yatsura
  • Asuka Motomura (本村 明日香) in Battle Royale II
  • Asuka Murase (村瀬 明日香), a former girlfriend of Yoji’s in Weiss Kreuz
  • Asuka Ootorii (大鳥居 あすか) in Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka
  • Asuka Saginomiya ((鷺ノ宮 飛鳥) in Ranma ½
  • Asuka Shin (アスカ・シン), Dyna’s human form in the Ultra Series Ultraman Dyna
  • Asuka Tachibana (橘 あすか) in the anime s-CRY-ed
  • Asuka Tanaka (田中 あすか), a character in the novel series Sound! Euphonium
  • Asuka Toyama (戸山 明日香), in the anime BanG Dream!.
  • Asuka Tenjouin (天上院 明日香), the main female character from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
  • Asuka Langley Soryu (惣流 アスカ・ラングレー) in Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • Asuka Sugo (菅生 あすか) in Cyberformula

Asuka-Fujiwara is a cluster of archaeological sites