# Akane

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{{Hatnote|For the Greek sweets see [Akanés](/source/Akan%C3%A9s), for the Slavic vowel change see [akanje](/source/akanje), for the song by [Miyu Nagase](/source/Miyu_Nagase), see [Miyu Nagase#CAM Entertainment](/source/Miyu_Nagase), for other uses, see [Akane (disambiguation)](/source/Akane_(disambiguation)).
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{{Infobox given name2
| name = Akane
| image = Akane Kanji.png
| image_size = 220
| caption = Akane in Kanji meaning Madder Plant
| pronunciation = ah-KAH-nay<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/akane | title = Pronunciation of Akane | publisher = pronouncenames.com | accessdate = 2012-03-30}}</ref>
| gender = Female
| meaning = Different meanings depending on the [kanji](/source/kanji) used.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.mahou.org/Kanji/302B/?usage#usage | title = Akane in Kanji | publisher = www.mahou.org | accessdate = 2012-03-30 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080110073044/http://www.mahou.org/Kanji/302B/?usage#usage | archive-date = 2008-01-10 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>
| origin = Japan
| seealso = [Sumire](/source/Sumire)<br>[Tsubaki](/source/Tsubaki_(disambiguation))
}}
'''Akane''' ({{lang|ja|あかね}}, {{lang|ja|アカネ}})  is the [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language) word for 'deep red' ({{lang|ja|茜}}, ''Akane'', ''[Rubia cordifolia](/source/Rubia_cordifolia)'') and is associated with [red](/source/red)<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.linguanaut.com/japanese_names.htm | title = Japanese Names | publisher = linguanaut.com | accessdate = 2012-03-29}}</ref> (from the red [dye](/source/dye) [made from its roots](/source/Rose_madder)) and brilliant red.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Akane.html|title=Akane|work=www.ourbabynamer.com|accessdate=2013-02-07}}</ref> ''Akane'' (written in a variety of forms) is both a female [Japanese given name](/source/Japanese_name), ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.feelbabyname.jp/namelist/name_03_01.html |script-title=ja:女の子の名前ベスト１～１００位 |language=Japanese |work=www.feelbabyname.jp |accessdate=2012-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921062552/http://www.feelbabyname.jp/namelist/name_03_01.html |archivedate=2013-09-21 }}</ref> as well as a [surname](/source/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==
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Araki](/source/Akane_Araki)|荒木 茜羽||born 1996}}, Japanese badminton player 
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Chihaya](/source/Akane_Chihaya)|千早 茜||born 1979}}, Japanese writer
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Fujita (wrestler)](/source/Akane_Fujita_(wrestler))|藤田 あかね||born 1987}}, Japanese professional wrestler 
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Fujita](/source/Akane_Fujita)|藤田 茜||born 1993}}, Japanese voice actress 
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Hirose](/source/Band-Maid)|廣瀬 茜}}, member of the Japanese rock band ''Band-Maid''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Hosoyamada](/source/Akane_Hosoyamada)|細山田 茜||born 1992}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Hotta](/source/Akane_Hotta)|堀田 茜||born 1992}}, Japanese actress, model and tarento
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Konishi](/source/Akane_Konishi)|小西 あかね||born 1995}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Kumada](/source/Akane_Kumada)|熊田 茜音||born 2000}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Kuroki](/source/Akane_Kuroki)|黒木 茜||born 1978}}, Japanese Olympic dressage rider
*{{nihongo|[Akane Matsunaga](/source/Akane_Matsunaga)|松永 あかね||born 2001}}, Japanese voice actress 
*{{nihongo|[Akane Moriya](/source/Akane_Moriya)|守屋 茜}}, Japanese idol and model
*{{nihongo|[Akane Nakashima](/source/Akane_Nakashima)|中嶋 茜||born 1990}}, Japanese goalball player
*{{nihongo|[Akane Nishino](/source/Akane_Nishino)|西野 朱音||born 2002}}, Japanese professional footballer
*[Akane Ogura](/source/Akane_Ogura) ({{lang|ja|小椋 アカネ}}), Japanese manga artist
*[Akane Omae](/source/Akane_Omae) ({{lang|ja|大前 茜}}, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
*[Akane Osawa](/source/Tomboy_(band)) ({{lang|ja|大沢 あかね}}), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Saito](/source/Akane_Saito)|齊藤 あかね||born 1993}}, Japanese women's footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Sakanoue](/source/Akane_Sakanoue)|坂ノ上 茜||born 1995}}, Japanese actress
*[Akane Shibata](/source/Akane_Shibata) ({{lang|ja|柴田 あかね}}), Japanese field hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Shiga](/source/Akane_Shiga)|志賀 紅音||born 2001}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*[Akane Sugazaki](/source/Akane_Sugazaki) ({{lang|ja|菅崎 茜}}, born 1989), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
*[Akane Takada](/source/Akane_Takada) (高田 茜) Japanese ballet dancer
*[Akane Takayanagi](/source/Akane_Takayanagi) ({{lang|ja|高柳 明音}}), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48
*[Akane Tomonaga](/source/Akane_Tomonaga) ({{lang|ja|友永 朱音}}), Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Watanabe](/source/Akane_Watanabe)|渡邉 あかね||born 1994}}, Japanese badminton player
*[Akane Yamaguchi](/source/Akane_Yamaguchi) ({{lang|ja|山口 あかね}}), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Yanagisawa](/source/Akane_Yanagisawa)|柳澤 明希||born 1998}}, Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Yamao](/source/Akane_Yamao)|山尾 朱子||born 1974}}, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
*[Akane Yoshida](/source/Akane_Yoshida) (born 1994), Japanese weightlifter

==Surname==
*{{Nihongo|[Hotaru Akane](/source/Hotaru_Akane)|紅音 ほたる||born 1983}}, Japanese model and AV actress
*{{Nihongo|[Kazuki Akane](/source/Kazuki_Akane)|赤根 和樹||born 1962}}, Japanese anime director

==Fictional characters==
*Akane, the main heroine from the video game ''[Akane the Kunoichi](/source/Akane_the_Kunoichi)''
*Akane, senior [geisha](/source/geisha) in the ''[Westworld](/source/Westworld_(TV_series))'' series
*{{Nihongo|Akane|あかね}}, Hikaru's younger sister in ''[Parodius](/source/Parodius)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane](/source/Angel_Tales)|アカネ}}, the fox and guardian angel from ''Angel Tales'' (''Tenshi no Shippo'')
*{{Nihongo|[Akane](/source/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_characters)|アカネ}}, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in ''Pokémon''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Aizawa](/source/Dai_Sentai_Goggle-V)|相沢 あかね}}, in ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Aoi|蒼井 茜}}, a male character in the manga and anime series ''[Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun](/source/Toilet-Bound_Hanako-kun)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Aki](/source/Dash_Kappei)|秋 あかね}}, a character in the manga series ''Dash Kappei''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Asahina](/source/Kanokon)|朝比奈 あかね}}, a classmate from the series ''Kanokon''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Fujita](/source/Pretty_Cure_(2004_TV_series))|藤田 アカネ}}, Takoyaki shop owner from the series ''Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Higurashi](/source/List_of_My-HiME_anime_characters)|日暮 あかね}} from the anime and manga series ''My-HiME''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Hino](/source/Smile_PreCure!)|日野 あかね}}, one of the main characters of the series ''Smile PreCure!''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Hino](/source/List_of_The_Idolmaster_characters)|日野 茜}}, a character in the 2011 mobile game ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Hououji|鳳凰寺 紅葉}}, a character in the manga series ''[The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses](/source/The_Caf%C3%A9_Terrace_and_Its_Goddesses)''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Houzuki|宝月 茜}} (Ema Skye), a character in the ''[Ace Attorney](/source/Ace_Attorney)'' franchise
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Inuwaka](/source/List_of_Arcana_Heart_characters)|犬若 あかね}}, a character in the video game series ''Arcana Heart''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Isshiki|一色 あかね}}, a main character in the anime series ''[Vividred Operation](/source/Vividred_Operation)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Kimidori](/source/Akane_Kimidori)|木緑 あかね}}, in manga and anime series ''Dr. Slump''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Kino|木野 茜}}, the younger sister of the main character in the manga series ''[Voice Over! Seiyu Academy](/source/Voice_Over!_Seiyu_Academy)''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Kiryu|桐生 茜}} of ''[Fatal Frame II](/source/Fatal_Frame_II)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Kishida](/source/Kitchen_Princess)|岸田 茜}} from ''Kitchen Princess''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Kobayashi](/source/Akane_Kobayashi)|小林 あかね}}, a character in ''Doki Doki School Hours''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Kurashiki](/source/Zero_Escape)|倉式 茜}}, a major character from the video game series ''Zero Escape''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Kurokawa|黒川 あかね}}, a character in the manga and anime series ''[Oshi no Ko](/source/Oshi_no_Ko)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Mishima](/source/Kampfer)|美嶋 紅音}}, one of the main characters of ''Kampfer''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Mizuhara](/source/Final_Approach_(visual_novel))|水原 明鐘}}, a main character in the visual novel ''Final Approach''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Motomiya|元宮 あかね}}, a main character in the video game, anime and manga series ''[Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time](/source/Haruka%3A_Beyond_the_Stream_of_Time)''
*Akane Nakiko, a comic book character from ''[Witchblade](/source/Witchblade)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Narita](/source/Hot_Gimmick)|成田 茜}}, in ''Hot Gimmick''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Nishino](/source/List_of_The_Eminence_in_Shadow_characters)|西野 アカネ}}, a major character in the light novel series ''[The Eminence in Shadow](/source/The_Eminence_in_Shadow)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Nonohara](/source/List_of_The_Idolmaster_characters)|野々原 茜}}, a character from [The Idolmaster Million Live!](/source/The_Idolmaster_Million_Live!)
*{{Nihongo|Akane Osaki|桜咲 朱音}}, the main character of the manga series ''[Akane-banashi](/source/Akane-banashi)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Owari](/source/List_of_Danganronpa_characters)|終里 赤音}}, a character from the ''Danganronpa'' series
*Akane Ryuuku, a roleplay character of Gumball Watterson from ''[The Amazing World of Gumball](/source/The_Amazing_World_of_Gumball)''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Ryuzoji|龍造寺 朱音}}, a character in the manga series ''[World's End Harem](/source/World's_End_Harem)''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Sakurada|櫻田 茜}}, the main character of the anime and manga series ''[Castle Town Dandelion](/source/Castle_Town_Dandelion)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Sano](/source/Black_God_(manga))|佐野 茜}}, a main character in the manga series ''Black God''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Satomura](/source/One%3A_Kagayaku_Kisetsu_e)|里村 茜}}, a main character in the visual novel ''One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Sawatari](/source/Akane_Sawatari)|沢渡 アカネ|}}, a character in the ''Chainsaw Man'' anime and manga series
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Serizawa](/source/List_of_Pani_Poni_characters)|芹沢 茜}}, a minor character in the anime and manga series ''Pani Poni''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Shinjō](/source/Akane_Shinj%C5%8D)|新条 アカネ}}, a character in the anime series ''SSSS.Gridman''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Shinome|篠目 アカネ}}, a character in the anime series ''[Little Battlers Experience WARS](/source/Little_Battlers_Experience)''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Soir|アカネ・ソワール|Akane Sowāru}}, a character in the anime and manga series ''[My-Otome](/source/My-Otome)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Sonozaki](/source/List_of_Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_characters)|園崎 茜}}, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series ''Higurashi When They Cry''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Suzumiya|涼宮 茜}}, a character in ''[Kimi ga Nozomu Eien](/source/Kimi_ga_Nozomu_Eien)'' and ''[Akane Maniax](/source/Akane_Maniax)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Takigawa](/source/List_of_Cross_Game_characters)|滝川 あかね}}, in the manga and anime series ''Cross Game''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Tachibana](/source/I'll_(manga))|立花 茜}}, lead character in basketball manga series ''I'll''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Tendo](/source/Akane_Tendo)|天道 あかね}}, in manga and anime series ''Ranma ½''
*Akane Toriyasu, a character in the video game ''[Yandere Simulator](/source/Yandere_Simulator)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Tsunemori](/source/Akane_Tsunemori)|常守 朱}}, a character in the anime ''Psycho-Pass''
*{{Nihongo|Akane "Jubei" Yagyu|柳生 茜}}, from the video game, ''[Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams](/source/Onimusha%3A_Dawn_of_Dreams)''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Yamano](/source/Dual!_Parallel_Trouble_Adventure)|山野 茜}}, a character in ''Dual!''
*{{Nihongo|[Akane Yamamoto](/source/List_of_Haikyu!!_characters)|山本 茜}}, a character in the manga series ''Haikyū!!''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Yanagi|柳 明音}}, a male character in the manga and anime series ''[Hori-san to Miyamura-kun](/source/Hori-san_to_Miyamura-kun)''
*{{Nihongo|Akane Yashiro|家城 茜}}, a character in the film ''[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla](/source/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla)''
*[Lady Akane](/source/Tales_of_the_Otori), a concubine in the ''Tales of the Otori''

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{given name|type=both}}

Category:Japanese feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names
Category:Japanese-language surnames

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