13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

maple

Kun'yomi
  • maple (Acer spp.)
On'yomi
  • Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かえで 99.8%
フウ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

maple
かえで フウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
wind, air, style
かぜ フウ フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke

Common Words

maple (Acer spp.)
galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage
maple-leaf viewing
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References

Unicode hex code 6953
JIS X 0208 1-41-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2315
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2777
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1015
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1280
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 694
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 927
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2471
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2538
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1892
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15126
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2120
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a9.28
Four corner code 4791.0