Kanji Detail for 楓 - "maple, autumn, beautiful"

楓

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
楓 means "maple, autumn, beautiful."
1. Maple - A deciduous tree with beautiful autumn leaves.
2. Kaede - A tree known for its colorful foliage.
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

fu(ふ)
Kunyomi

kaede(かえで)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
maple tree autumn leaves red colorful kaede beautiful graceful seasonal fall nature deciduous foliage elegant Japanese transformation change brilliant ornamental