明日香

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	日	香
あす		か Grade: 4
Grade: 2	Grade: 1
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
飛鳥

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Compare 春日 (Kasuga).

Proper noun

明日(あす)香(か) • (Asuka) 

1. a placename, especially of a village in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture
2. a female given name

Old Japanese

Alternative forms

• 飛鳥

Etymology

Compare 春日 (Kasuga).

Proper noun

明日香 (Asuka) (kana あすか)

1. a placename on which is now the village of Asuka in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture

Descendants

• Japanese: 明日香 (Asuka)