Asuka (あすか)

Asuka is read あすか and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 明日香 and 亜沙佳. All two are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

あ·す·か (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Asuka

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 明日香
    あすか
    CommonFeminine

    Fragrance of tomorrow

    • 明(あ)— bright
    • 日(す)— sun
    • 香(か)— scent
  • 亜沙佳
    あすか
    Feminine

    Beautiful

    • 亜— chosen for sound
    • 沙— chosen for sound
    • 佳— beautiful

The kanji in Asuka

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 明bright1 spelling
  • 日sun1 spelling
  • 香scent1 spelling
  • 亜chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 沙chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 佳beautiful1 spelling

Asuka with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Ayaka (あやか)Asahi (あさひ)Aiko (あいこ)Akira (あきら)

Asuka on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Elegant Japanese NamesJapanese Names Starting with aBeautiful Japanese NamesJapanese Girl Names and MeaningsJapanese Names in KatakanaJapanese Names in Hiragana

Questions about Asuka

Is Asuka a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Asuka is feminine.

What does Asuka mean?

Asuka is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 明日香 reads as "fragrance of tomorrow" and 亜沙佳 reads as "beautiful". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Asuka be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 明日香 and 亜沙佳. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Asuka?

あすか is 3 beats: あ · す · か. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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