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サトウカエデ (さとうかえで) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

サトウカエデ

Meanings

1

noun

sugar maple; rock maple

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree species Acer saccharum, known for its sap used in maple syrup.

サトウカエデの樹じゅ液えきからメープルシロップが作つくられる。
Maple syrup is made from the sap of the sugar maple.

Written forms

サトウカエデ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this tree name; usually written in kana.
砂さ糖とう楓かえで
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

砂sand
糖sugar
楓

maple

Etymology

砂糖 (sugar) + 楓 (maple), referring to the sugar-producing maple tree.