Archaic reading for maple; the modern standard reading is かえで. Found in classical texts or old names.
See also: 楓
In old waka poems, it is sometimes read as 'kaerude'.
The modern standard reading for maple; かえるで is its archaic predecessor.
Standard kanji for maple, though this reading is archaic; modern Japanese uses かえで.
Archaic spelling; literally 'frog hand', reflecting an old name for maple.
Archaic spelling; literally 'cockscomb tree', another old name for maple.
From 蛙手 “frog’s hand,” referring to the resemblance of a maple leaf to a frog’s webbed foot; かえるで later contracted to かえで.