Akane (あかね)

Akane is read あかね and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 茜, 亜佳音 and 亜佳根. All three are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

あ·か·ね (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Akane

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 茜
    あかね
    CommonFeminine

    Madder red

  • 亜佳音
    あかね
    Feminine

    Beautiful + sound

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 佳(か)— beautiful
    • 音(ね)— sound
  • 亜佳根
    あかね
    Feminine

    Beautiful + root

    • 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
    • 佳(か)— beautiful
    • 根(ね)— root

The kanji in Akane

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 亜chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 佳beautiful2 spellings
  • 茜madder red1 spelling
  • 音sound1 spelling
  • 根root1 spelling

Akane with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Akari (あかり)Akatsuki (あかつき)Takane (たかね)Ayane (あやね)

Akane on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Japanese Names Starting with aJapanese Princess NamesJapanese Girl Names and MeaningsJapanese Names in KatakanaBeautiful Japanese NamesJapanese Names in Hiragana

Questions about Akane

Is Akane a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Akane is feminine.

What does Akane mean?

Akane is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 茜 reads as "madder red", 亜佳音 reads as "beautiful + sound" and 亜佳根 reads as "beautiful + root". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Akane be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 茜, 亜佳音 and 亜佳根. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Akane?

あかね is 3 beats: あ · か · ね. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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