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Kanji Detail for 楓 - "maple tree"

楓

  • Meaning

    楓 means "maple tree." Also associated with kaede.

    1. Maple - A deciduous tree with beautiful autumn leaves.

    2. Kaede - A tree known for its colorful foliage.

  • Origin of 楓

    木, the tree, beside 風, the wind, lending the reading fū: the maple — the tree the wind plays, whose leaves turn and scatter with it.

    How to remember it: The tree 木 that belongs to the wind 風 — every autumn gust wears its leaves: the maple.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 楓

    • Verified meaning: maple tree
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かえ, かえで, ふう, ふわ)
    • Also carries these associations: kaede

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 楓

    Given names 楓(かえ)Listen 楓(かえで)Listen 楓(ふう)Listen 楓(ふわ)Listen 楓(めいぷる)Listen 楓(もみじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    maple

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    maple tree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    maple (genus Acer)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    maple tree

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A tree name. Trunk over one zhang tall. Palm-shaped divided leaves that turn red in autumn, quite beautiful. Blooms in spring, flowers clustered in round shapes. Han palaces had many maples planted, hence later ages called the palace 楓宸 or 楓陛, based on this.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fuu(フウ) フウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kaede(かえで) かえで

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    maple tree kaede autumn beautiful botanical canada color deciduous foliage forest furniture garden japan landscape leaf leaves park red season shade symbol

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