カエデ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カエデ – see the following entry.
【楓かえで】J
[noun] maple tree
[noun] a color scheme for 襲(かさね) (kasane, “layered kimono”, literally “layering”), with light chartreuse layers on the outside and yellow or vermillion on the inside
[noun] a kind of 家(か)紋(もん) (kamon, “family crest”), featuring a maple-leaf design
[noun] (term of endearment) a child's hand (from the resemblance in shape between a hand with splayed fingers and a maple leaf)
[proper noun] a female given name
Alternative spellings
槭, 槭樹
(This term, カエデ (kaede), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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