Asuka (name)

Asuka

Asuka Saito, Japanese actress, fashion model, and television personality
Pronunciation	[aꜜsɯ̥ka]
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
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
• 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
• Asuka Tono, Japanese actress

Notable people with the surname Asuka

• 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

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

• Jun Asuka from Iron Virgin Jun
• Daiki Asuka (飛鳥 大貴) or Asuka Jr. (アスカ Jr.), in Saint Tail
• Kenji Asuka (明日香 健二) or Midoranger, in Himitsu Sentai Goranger
• Momoko Asuka (飛鳥 ももこ) in Ojamajo Doremi
  • Kenzo Asuka (飛鳥健三), her father
  • Minori Asuka (飛鳥みのり), her mother
• Ryo Asuka (飛鳥 了) in Devilman
• Ryu Asuka (飛鳥 竜) or Yarinin Toppa (槍忍 突破) from Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
• Shin Asuka (シン・アスカ) in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
• Torajirou Asuka (飛鳥 虎次郎), a character from Digimon Universe: App Monsters

Others

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