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Kanji for Maple
The kanji for “maple” is 楓, read fuu and written in 13 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
maple
The maple tree, famous for its brilliant autumn leaves.
13 strokes On reading フウ (fuu) Kun reading かえで (kaede) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: maple
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kaede, fuu
In Japan it appears in about 247 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 楓: Alf 愛瑠楓 · Ralf 楽琉楓 · Flora 楓路良 · Josip 世志楓 · Putra 楓登良 · Putri 楓登里 · Ralph 楽琉楓 · Steph 寿天楓 · Fulvio 楓瑠美央 · Puteri 楓天理 · Syarif 紗里楓 · Florine 楓路理 and 35 more
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