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楓

Kaede Japanese Name

かえで · カエデ

JMnedict supplies female given-name attestation for 楓・かえで, while the exact combination appears at no. 88 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 boys’ list. The unisex label reflects that cross-source evidence.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • 楓 has the dictionary gloss “maple”; this is a literal plant-name gloss, not a fixed personal interpretation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
かえで
Katakana
カエデ
Pronunciation
kah-eh-deh
Gender association
Unisex
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given name; this record covers 楓 read かえで.
Mora count
3
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict supplies female given-name attestation for 楓・かえで, while the exact combination appears at no. 88 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 boys’ list. The unisex label reflects that cross-source evidence.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

楓

かえで

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • maple

Usage note

JMnedict records 楓 read かえで as a female given name; the exact spelling and reading ranked 88th in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • 楓 has other recorded readings. This page covers the given-name reading かえで.

Pronunciation notes

  • Kaede has three mora, か・え・で; keep the adjacent vowels distinct.

Common misunderstandings

  • A seasonal association is an editorial grouping based on the maple character, not proof of a bearer’s birth season.

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Nature names

Related names

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Is Real Name, Origin

    The exact 楓 [かえで] entry includes a female given-name classification.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Meanings, Themes

    Only the individual character gloss is used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.

  3. 2025年 男の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note

    The exact spelling 楓 with reading かえで appears at no. 88 in the stated 2025 boys’ sample.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.