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Asada

Asada

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A Japanese family name used as a last name
  • proper noun
translation icon : Asada
  • The television documentary highlighted the career of figure skater Mao Asada.
  • Mao Asada
  • Asada of Japan

Examples

  • Dr. Asada is also the head of the control, instrumentation, and robotics area in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, and is the founder of four start-up companies.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Mao Asada won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

  • Q: And what about Mao Asada, how come she?

    Blog text (21)

  • Haruhiko (Harry) Asada

    Academic text (2001)

  • Mao Asada is known for her exceptional technical skills in figure skating.

Surface Forms

Asada main

Etymology

Asada comes from two Japanese parts, asa 'shallow' and da 'field'. So it originally meant 'shallow field', and people often took their family name from the land where they lived.