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Kotomora

楓

maple

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Readings

On'yomi

  • フウ

Kun'yomi

  • かえで

Meaning

楓 centers on the maple tree, specifically the Japanese maple known for its distinctive leaves and autumn colors.

Most common words using 楓

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  • 楓かえで

    maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

  • 楓ふう

    Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

  • いろは楓いろはかえで

    Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)

  • とねりこ葉の楓とねりこばのかえで

    box elder (Acer negundo); boxelder maple; ash-leaved maple; maple ash; ashleaf maple

  • ノルウェー楓ノルウェーかえで

    Norway maple (Acer platanoides)

  • 一葉楓ひとつばかえで

    lime-leaved maple (Acer distylum)

  • 三手楓みつでかえで

    ivy-leaved maple (Acer cissifolium)

  • 唐楓とうかえで

    trident maple; acer buergerianum

  • 小峰楓こみねかえで

    garden maple; komine maple; acer micranthum

  • 小葉団扇楓こはうちわかえで

    Siebold maple; acer sieboldianum

  • 峰楓みねかえで

    butterfly maple (Acer tschonoskii); Tschonoski's maple

  • 松楓しょうふう

    maple

  • 板屋楓いたやかえで

    painted maple (Acer mono)

  • 梶楓かじかえで

    horned maple (Acer diabolicum)

  • 楓子香ふうしこう

    galbanum (gum resin from fennel)

  • 楓林ふうりん

    maple grove

  • 楓葉ふうよう

    maple leaf

  • 楓鳥かえでちょう

    black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)

  • 瓜楓うりかえで

    hawthorn-leaf maple (Acer crataegifolium); uri maple

  • 瓜肌楓うりはだかえで

    grey-budded snake-bark maple (Acer rufinerve); redvein maple; Honshū maple

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Etymology

楓 combines 木 (tree) with 風 (wind), likely because maple leaves are known to rustle in the wind or because the tree is associated with autumn breezes.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 that loves the wind 風: picture a maple tree with its leaves fluttering and rustling in a gentle breeze.

Reading mnemonic

For フウ, imagine the sound of wind blowing through maple leaves: "foo" — the wind goes フウ as it rustles the maple tree.