Asuka (name) explained
| Asuka |
| Gender: | Unisex |
| Meaning: | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region: | Japan |
| Origin: | Japanese |
| Alternative Spelling: | Aska |
| Related Names: | Asaka |
Asuka is both a unisex Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Possible writings
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) (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
- , Japanese-Jamaican male track and field sprinter
- , Japanese handball player
- , Japanese pop singer
- , Japanese biathlete
- , a Japanese singer
- , 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
- , Japanese actress, fashion model and gravure idol
- , Japanese fashion model, entertainer
- , a Japanese actor
- , (明日香), a Japanese idol
- , Japanese actress and gravure model
- , Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese volleyball player
- , Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento
- , Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model
- Asuka Sakai, video game musicians notable for Katamari Damacy and Soulcalibur II
- , Japanese classical violinist
- , Japanese badminton player
- , Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese football player
- , Japanese hurdler
- Asuka Tono, Japanese actress
Notable people with the surname Asuka
- , a Japanese actress
- , 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
With the given name Asuka
- 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 Langley Soryu (惣流 アスカ・ラングレー) in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- 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 R. Kreutz (飛鳥・R・クロイツ) in the Guilty Gear series
- 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 Sugo (菅生 あすか) in Cyberformula
- Asuka Tachibana (橘 あすか) in the anime s-CRY-ed
- Asuka Takizawa (滝沢あすか, also known as Cure Flamingo), a main character in the 2021 anime series Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
- 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 Kurashina (倉科 明日香), one of the main heroines from the visual novel, Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
With the surname Asuka
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