Asuka Sakurada

Asuka Sakurada (櫻田 あすか, Sakurada Asuka) is a character in Kiss and a White Lily.

Character Description
Former basketball player. She had to repeat a year of school because of an injury she sustained playing basketball, so she's a year older than the others in her grade. She liked reading and didn't stand out much before being held back, but her jaded response to having to redo a year has caused her to draw attention. She's started cosplaying, and even her normal fashion has turned somewhat Lolita.

Etymology

 * The name Asuka is written in hiragana (あすか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (明日香 or 飛鳥), it could possibly mean:
 * 明日香 - "tomorrow" (明日) (asu) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
 * 飛鳥 - "to fly" (飛) (asu) and "bird, poultry, fowl" (鳥) (ka).
 * Asuka's surname Sakurada means "cherry tree/cherry-blossom" (櫻) (sakura) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).