アカネ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of アカネ – see the following entry.

【茜あかね】J [noun] a madder plant of the genus Rubia, especially the Japanese madder, Rubia argyi [noun] a dye made from the roots of a madder plant [noun] Short for 茜色 (akane-iro): madder red [noun] a red dragonfly [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname

(This term, アカネ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)