 Akane in Kanji meaning Madder Plant | |
| Pronunciation | ah-KAH-nay[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japan |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used.[2] |
| Other names | |
| See also | Sumire Tsubaki |
Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for 'deep red' (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifolia) and is associated with red[3] (from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red.[4] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan,[5] as well as a surname. In fiction, the name Akane has been used for various characters in anime, manga, games, books, and comics. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Akane Araki (荒木 茜羽, born 1996), Japanese badminton player
- Akane Chihaya (千早 茜, born 1979), Japanese writer
- Akane Fujita (wrestler) (藤田 あかね, born 1987), Japanese professional wrestler
- Akane Fujita (藤田 茜, born 1993), Japanese voice actress
- Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜), member of the Japanese rock band Band-Maid
- Akane Hosoyamada (細山田 茜, born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
- Akane Hotta (堀田 茜, born 1992), Japanese actress, model and tarento
- Akane Konishi (小西 あかね, born 1995), Japanese ice hockey player
- Akane Kumada (熊田 茜音, born 2000), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Akane Kuroki (黒木 茜, born 1978), Japanese Olympic dressage rider
- Akane Matsunaga (松永 あかね, born 2001), Japanese voice actress
- Akane Moriya (守屋茜), Japanese idol and model
- Akane Nakashima (中嶋 茜, born 1990), Japanese goalball player
- Akane Nishino (西野 朱音, born 2002), Japanese professional footballer
- Akane Ogura (小椋 アカネ), Japanese manga artist
- Akane Omae (大前 茜, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
- Akane Osawa (大沢 あかね), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy
- Akane Saito (齊藤 あかね, born 1993), Japanese women's footballer
- Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜, born 1995), Japanese actress
- Akane Shibata (柴田 あかね), Japanese field hockey player
- Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, born 2001), Japanese ice hockey player
- Akane Sugazaki (菅崎 茜, born 1989), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
- Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48
- Akane Tomonaga (友永 朱音), Japanese voice actress
- Akane Watanabe (渡邉 あかね, born 1994), Japanese badminton player
- Akane Yamaguchi (山口 あかね), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series
- Akane Yanagisawa (柳澤 明希, born 1998), Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming
- Akane Yamao (山尾 朱子, born 1974), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
- Akane Yoshida (born 1994), Japanese weightlifter
Surname
- Hotaru Akane (紅音 ほたる, born 1983), Japanese model and AV actress
- Kazuki Akane (赤根 和樹, born 1962), Japanese anime director
Fictional characters
- Akane, the main heroine from the video game Akane the Kunoichi
- Akane, senior geisha in the Westworld series
- Akane, a minor character in Haikyū!!
- Akane, a character Hikaru's younger sister in Parodius
- Akane, the fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo)
- Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon
- Akane Aizawa, in Dai Sentai Goggle-V
- Akane Aki, a character in the manga series Dash Kappei
- Akane Asahina a classmate from the series Kanokon
- Akane Fujita, Takoyaki shop owner from the series Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)
- Akane Higurashi, from the anime and manga series My-HiME
- Akane Hino, one of the main characters of the series Smile PreCure!
- Akane Inuwaka, a character in the video game series Arcana Heart
- Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series Dr. Slump
- Akane Kino, the younger sister of the main character in the manga series Voice Over! Seiyu Academy
- Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame II
- Akane Kishida from Kitchen Princess
- Akane Kobayashi, a character in Doki Doki School Hours
- Akane Kurashiki, a major character from the video game series Zero Escape
- Akane Kurokawa, an character in the manga and anime series Oshi no Ko
- Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of Kampfer
- Akane Mizuhara, a main character in the visual novel Final Approach
- Akane Motomiya, a main character in the video game, anime and manga series Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time
- Akane Nakiko, a comic book character from Witchblade
- Akane Narita, in Hot Gimmick
- Akane Osaki, the main character of the manga series Akane-banashi
- Akane Owari, a character from the Danganronpa series
- Akane Ryuuku, a roleplay character of Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball
- Akane Ryuzoji, a character in the manga series World's End Harem
- Akane Sakurada, the main character of the anime and manga series Castle Town Dandelion
- Akane Sano, a main character in the manga series Black God
- Akane Satomura, a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
- Akane Sawatari (沢渡 アカネ), a character in the Chainsaw Man anime and manga series
- Akane Serizawa, a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni
- Akane Shinjō (新条 アカネ), a character in the anime series SSSS.Gridman
- Akane Soir, a character in the anime and manga series My-Otome
- Akane Sonozaki, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi When They Cry
- Akane Suzumiya, a character in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and Akane Maniax
- Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series Cross Game
- Akane Tachibana, lead character in basketball manga series I'll
- Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series Ranma ½
- Akane Toriyasu, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
- Akane Carver, a British school girl OC from London, UK
- Akane Tsunemori, in the anime Psycho-Pass
- Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
- Akane Yamano, a character in Dual!
- Akane Yamamoto (山本 茜), a character in the manga series Haikyū!!
- Akane Yashiro, a character in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
- Lady Akane, a concubine in the Tales of the Otori
References
- ↑ "Pronunciation of Akane". pronouncenames.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ "Akane in Kanji". www.mahou.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ "Japanese Names". linguanaut.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ "Akane". www.ourbabynamer.com. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ↑ 女の子の名前ベスト１～１００位. www.feelbabyname.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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