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

Others

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