Asuka (name)

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

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

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 Kudo (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