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Kaede: Meaning & Kanji

楓

かえで · カエデ

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Gender in this collection
girl, unisex
Stored reading
かえで (Kaede)
Written forms recorded
1
Style labels
traditional, timeless
Popularity in this collection
uncommon

What does Kaede mean in this spelling?

Kaede is shown as 楓, the character for maple, with the reading かえで. This one-character spelling has a plant-related explanation. Nature and beauty are browsing themes rather than evidence of a bearer’s personality or a name’s popularity.

These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

About Kaede in this collection

Kaede is a Japanese given name read かえで in this collection, recorded in the written form 楓. In this spelling the name is associated with maple; the component characters carry the glosses listed below. This collection labels it for girl and unisex use and notes it as uncommon within this collection's sources.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Kaede

楓

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Written-form notes

Maple

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5622701. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

楓
maple

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Kaede

山本 楓Yamamoto KaedeUse this pairing →田中 楓Tanaka KaedeUse this pairing →佐藤 楓Satō KaedeUse this pairing →鈴木 楓Suzuki KaedeUse this pairing →林 楓Hayashi KaedeUse this pairing →高橋 楓Takahashi KaedeUse this pairing →

Quick answers

Kaede: questions and answers

How is Kaede written in kanji?

Kaede is recorded here as 楓, read かえで. Other spellings of the same sound exist beyond this collection.

Is Kaede a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Kaede is recorded for girl and unisex use — a genuinely unisex reading. Gender in Japanese names comes from usage patterns and endings, not from the kanji itself.

What does Kaede mean?

Written 楓, Kaede is associated with maple. The meaning belongs to this spelling — the same reading written with other kanji carries different imagery.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29

  2. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01