Akane
For the Greek sweets, see Akanés.
Akane | |
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Akane written in Kanji meaning madder | |
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 |
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Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for madder (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifloria) and is associated with red[3](from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red.[4] Akane can also mean Angry Child,[5] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan,[6] 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 Ogura (小椋 アカネ), a Japanese manga artist[7]
- Akane Omae (大前 茜, born 1982), Japanese voice actress[8]
- Akane Osawa (大沢 あかね), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy[9]
- Akane Shibata (柴田 あかね), Japanese field hockey player[10]
- Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48[11]
- Akane Tomonaga (友永 朱音), Japanese voice actress[12]
- Akane Yamaguchi (山口 あかね), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series[13]
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 fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo)[14]
- Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon[15]
- Akane in the Tales of the Otori series of books by Lian Hearn[16]
- Akane Aizawa, in Dai Sentai Goggle-V[17]
- Akane Aki, a character in the manga series Dash Kappei[18]
- Akane Asahina a classmate from the series Kanokon.[19]
- Akane Fujita, Takoyaki shop owner from the series "Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)"[20]
- Akane Higurashi, in My-HiME, and her My-Otome counterpart Akane Soir[21][22][23]
- Akane Hino, One of the main characters of the series "Smile PreCure!"[24]
- Akane Inuwaka, a character in the video game series Arcana Heart.[25]
- Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series Dr. Slump[26]
- Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame II[27]
- Akane Kishida from Kitchen Princess[28]
- Akane Kobayashi, in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan)[29]
- Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of Kampfer[30]
- Akane Mizuhara, a main character in the visual novel Final Approach[31]
- Akane Motomiya, a main character in the video games Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō.[32][33]
- Akane Nakiko, a comic book character.[34]
- Akane Narita, in Hot Gimmick[35]
- Akane Owari, a character from the Danganronpa series.[36]
- Akane Sano, a main character in the manga series Black God[37][38]
- Akane Satomura, a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e.[39]
- Akane Serizawa, a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni.[40]
- Akane Sonozaki, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.[41]
- Akane Suzumiya, in Akane Maniax, and Kimi ga Nozomu Eien[42][43]
- Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series Cross Game[44]
- Akane Tachibana, lead character in basketball manga series I'll
- Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series Ranma ½[45]
- Akane Tsunemori, in the anime Psycho-Pass[46]
- Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams[47]
- Akane Yamano, a character in Dual![48]
- Akane Yashiro (played by Yumiko Shaku) was the pilot of Kiryu(Mechagodzilla) in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.[49]
See also
- Akane, a song by Miyu Nagase.[50]
- Akane (apple)
References
- ↑ "Pronunciation of Akane". pronouncenames.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ "Akane in Kanji". www.mahou.org. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ "Japanese Names". linguanaut.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ "Akane". http://www.ourbabynamer.com''. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ↑ "Meaning of Akane". meaning-of-name.info. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ 女の子の名前ベスト1~100位. www.feelbabyname.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ↑ "La Garance - Information" (in Japanese). Akane Ogura. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ 大前 茜 (in Japanese). Ken Production. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ Sonim, 'Akane Osawa form "tomboy"', TokyoGraph, Nov. 7, 2007
- ↑ "Akane Shibata Profile". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Takayanagi Profile". www.ske48.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Tomonaga Profile". axl-one.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ↑ "YONEX Open Japan 2012". http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com''. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ キツネのアカネ. www.wonderfarm.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Akane (Pokemon character)". www.pokemon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ Lian Hearn (2007). Heaven's Net is Wide. ISBN 9781594483325. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "ネット株式会社 - NET CORPORATION". www.net-fun.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ 『ダッシュ勝平』. www.tatsunoko.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Kanokon Characters". www.kanokon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ キャラクターしょうかい - 映画 プリキュアオールスターズ みんなともだちっ☆奇跡の大集合. www.toei-anim.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Higurashi Character info". www.sunrise-inc.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Akane Higurashi (Tv Tokyo)". www.tv-tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Akane Soir Character info". www.my-zhime.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ スマイルプリキュア! 公式サイト 東映アニメーション. www.toei-anim.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Akane Inuwaka Info". www.examu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Dr. Slump (Official website, search for character info)". http://www.j-drslump.com'' (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ キャラ紹介. http://mace.fc2web.com'' (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Kitchen Princess GN 4". Anime News Network. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- ↑ "StarChild:せんせいのお時間". www.starchild.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ 美嶋紅音(みしまあかね). www.tbs.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ (ふぁい)なる・あぷろーちキャラクター紹介. www.oaks-soft.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ 遙かなる時空の中で:キャラクター#1. www.gamecity.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Motomiya character info (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō)". www.tv-tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Nakiko". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Hot Gimmick – Miki Aihara: Series Review". www.heartofmanga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Danganronpa 2 characters". danganronpa.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ キャラクター. www.square-enix.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "佐野茜 (CV : 大原 さやか)". www.kurokami-anime.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ Tactics' official One website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 23, 2011)
- ↑ "Akane Serizawa Character info". www.square-enix.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "■ キャラクター紹介 ■". http://news.dengeki.com'' (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Suzumiya in Akane Maniax". www.akamani.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Akane Suzumiya in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien". http://www.age-soft.jp'' (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Cross Game Characters". www.tv-tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Akane Tendo". www.furinkan.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "Psyco Pass Info". jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "新 鬼武者 DAWN OF DREAMS>人物>柳生十兵衛茜". www.capcom.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Dual! Characters". www.anime-int.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ ゴジラ×メカゴジラ. www.jmdb.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ ""Akane" by Miyu Nagase". wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19.