{{Infobox given name | name = Kanae | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Unisex | meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji or Kana used | region = | language = | origin = Japanese | alternative spelling = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = | wikt = }}
'''Kanae''' (written:{{Nihongo2|かなえ}},{{Nihongo2|カナエ}}, {{Nihongo2|佳苗}}, {{Nihongo2|香苗}}, {{Nihongo2|香奈恵}}, {{Nihongo2|香奈枝}}, {{Nihongo2|鼎}}, etc.) is a common name given to girls in contemporary Japan. However, traditionally it is a unisex name. Notable people with the name include:
*{{Nihongo|Kanae Aoki|青木 香奈枝||born 1985}}, Japanese ice hockey player *{{Nihongo|Kanae Hisami|久見 香奈恵||born 1987}}, Japanese tennis player *{{Nihongo|Kanae Ikehata|池端 花奈恵||born 1982}}, Japanese fencer *{{Nihongo|Kanae Itō|伊藤 かな恵||born 1986}}, Japanese voice actress and singer *{{Nihongo|Kanae Kijima|木嶋 佳苗||born 1974}}, Japanese serial killer *{{Nihongo|Kanaye Nagasawa|長澤 鼎||born 1852 died 1934}}, Winemaker *{{Nihongo|Kanae Oki|沖 佳苗||born 1984}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Kanae Shirosawa|白沢 かなえ}}, Japanese singer and voice actress *{{Nihongo|Kanae Yagi|八木 かなえ||born 1992}}, Japanese weightlifter *{{Nihongo|Kanae Yamamoto (artist)|山本 鼎||born 1882 died 1946}}, Japanese artist *{{Nihongo|Kanae Yamamoto (politician)|山本 香苗||born 1971}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Kanae Yoshii|吉井 香奈恵||born 1993}}, Japanese idol, singer and actress *{{Nihongo|Kanae|叶|}}, Japanese VTuber affiliated with Nijisanji
==Fictional characters== *{{Nihongo|Kanae|カナエ}}, character in the manga series ''Elfen Lied'' *{{Nihongo|Kanae Kotonami|琴南 奏江}}, character in the manga series ''Skip Beat!'' *{{Nihongo|Kanae Sumida|澄田 花苗}}, character in the animated film ''5 Centimeters per Second'' *{{Nihongo|Kanae|鼎}}, character in the game ''Akatsuki Blitzkampf'' *{{Nihongo|Kanae Aira|姶良 香奈江}}, character in the book and anime ''Juni Taisen: Zodiac War'' *Kanae, a character from the PlayStation 2 horror video game ''Forbidden Siren 2'' *{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Kanae Kocho}}|胡蝶 カナエ|}}, character in the manga and anime ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' *{{Nihongo|Kanae Ohtori|鳳 香苗}}, a character in the anime ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' {{given name}} Category:Japanese unisex given names Category:unisex given names