楓
JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 楓: "maple"
The kanji 楓 means "maple". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フウ in on'yomi and かえで in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かえで
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | maple |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 楓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 楓maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
- 楓Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
- 黒楓black maple (Acer nigrum)
- 観楓maple-leaf viewing
- 一葉楓lime-leaved maple (Acer distylum)
- 楓葉maple leaf
- 楓林maple grove
- 砂糖楓sugar maple (Acer saccharum); rock maple
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