楓

See also: 枫

Translingual

Han character

楓 (radical 75 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木竹弓戈 (DHNI), four-corner 4791₀)

1. maple tree

References

• KangXi: page 539, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15126
• Dae Jaweon: page 926, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1253, character 8
• Unihan data for U+6953

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Cantonese

Hanzi

楓 (simplified 枫, Yale fung1)

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Japanese

Kanji

楓

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. maple
2. Liquidambar formosana, Chinese sweetgum tree, Formosan sweetgum tree

Readings

• Goon: ふう (fū)
• Kan’on: ほう (hō)
• Kun: かえで (kaede), かいで (kaide), かつら (katsura), おかつら (okatsura)

Compounds

Compounds

Kun'yomi: 楓科 (かえでか) (kaedeka): the maple family, Aceraceae 楓棚 (かえでだな) (kaededana): a type of shelf in a tokonoma or study, with four legs and eight shelves 楓鳥 (かえでちょう) (kaedechō), カエデチョウ (kaedechō): the black-rumped waxbill, a type of estrildid finch common in Africa and introduced to Japan in the 1960s 楓鳥科 (かえでちょうか) (kaedechōka), かえでちょうか: genus Estrilda 楓紅葉 (かえでもみじ) (kaede momiji): maple leaves that have turned red in autumn; a style of layered clothing with light yellow-green on the outside and yellow or orange-red on the inside On'yomi: 楓蚕 (ふうさん) (fūsan): alternate for 天蚕蛾 (tegusuga, “Japanese silkworm moth, Antheraea yamamai”) 風樹 (ふうじゅ) (fūju): the Formosan gum tree; the maple 楓糖 (ふうとう) (fūtō): maple syrup 楓葉 (ふうよう) (fūyō): maple leaves that have turned red in autumn

Etymology 1

Wikipedia ^ja Wikipedia

楓 (kaede): maple leaves and seeds.

Kanji in this term

楓

かえで Jinmeiyō

kun'yomi

Originally a compound of 蛙 (kaeru, “frog”) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”), with the te changing to de due to rendaku (連濁), and the ru dropping out over time. From the way the palmate leaves resemble a frog's foot.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) かえで [kàédé] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠e̞de̞]

Alternative forms

• 槭, 槭樹

Noun

楓 (hiragana かえで, romaji kaede, historical hiragana かへで)

1. the maple tree

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as カエデ.

Derived terms

Derived terms

楓 (かえで)の木 (き) (kaede no ki), 楓 (かえで)の樹 (き) (kaede no ki): a maple tree 楓 (かえで)の間 (ま) (Kaede no Ma): the Maple Room, one of the shogun sitting rooms in Edo Castle

Proper noun

楓 (hiragana かえで, romaji Kaede)

1. A female given name.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

楓

かいで Jinmeiyō

kun'yomi

Shift in pronunciation of kaede.

Noun

楓 (hiragana かいで, romaji kaide)

1. alternate reading for kaede: the maple tree

Etymology 3

Wikipedia ^ja Wikipedia

楓 (katsura): katsura leaves and seeds.

Kanji in this term

楓

かつら Jinmeiyō

kun'yomi

From Old Japanese. Less common spelling for 桂 (katsura).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) かつら [kàtsúrá] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡sɯᵝɾ̠a̠]

Noun

楓 (hiragana かつら, romaji katsura)

1. 桂: the katsura tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as カツラ.

The katsura reading is rare for this kanji. When referring to the katsura tree, the 桂 spelling is used more often to avoid confusion.

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term

楓

おかつら Jinmeiyō

kun'yomi

From Old Japanese. Alternate spelling for 男桂 (okatsura, “male katsura”), an archaic name for the katsura tree. Compare 女桂 (mekatsura, “female katsura: the cinnamon tree”). Appears with this reading in the 和名類聚抄 (Wamyō Ruijushō), a Japanese dictionary of Chinese characters completed in 938.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [o̞ka̠t͡sɯᵝɾ̠a̠]

Noun

楓 (hiragana おかつら, romaji okatsura, historical hiragana をかつら) (alternative reading hiragana おかづら, romaji okazura)

1. (obsolete) the katsura tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Etymology 5

Wikipedia ^ja Wikipedia

楓 (fū): sweetgum leaves and seeds.

Kanji in this term

楓

ふう Jinmeiyō

on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 楓 (biung).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Go'on
• (Tokyo) ふ​う [fúꜜù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝː]

Noun

楓 (hiragana ふう, romaji fū)

1. フウ: the Formosan sweetgum tree, Liquidambar formosana
2. in certain kanji compounds, the maple tree

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as フウ.

Idioms

Idioms

楓呉江 (ふうごこう)に落 (お)つ (fū Gokō ni otsu): "the fū leaves falling in Wujiang" → being disappointed in the reality of something after having lofty ideas about it; from a story in the New Book of Tang about an inspiring poem from an otherwise uninspiring poet 楓葉衰 (ふうようおとろ)えて盧橘花開 (ろきつはなひら)く (fūyō otoroete rokitsu hana hiraku): "the red sweetgum/maple leaves fade, and the kumquat flowers open" → a metaphor for the turning of the seasons

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Korean

Hanja

楓 (pung) (hangeul 풍, revised pung, McCune-Reischauer p'ung, Yale phung)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

楓 (simplified 枫, Pinyin fēng (feng1), Wade-Giles feng¹)

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Vietnamese

Han character

楓 (phong)

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