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{{Hatnote|For the Greek sweets see [[Akanés]], for the Slavic vowel change see [[akanje]], for the song by [[Miyu Nagase]], see [[Miyu Nagase#CAM Entertainment]], for other uses, see [[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]] 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]]<br>[[Tsubaki (disambiguation)|Tsubaki]]
}}
'''Akane''' ({{lang|ja|あかね}}, {{lang|ja|アカネ}})  is the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for 'deep red' ({{lang|ja|茜}}, ''Akane'', ''[[Rubia cordifolia]]'') and is associated with [[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]] [[Rose madder|made from its roots]]) 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 name|Japanese given 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]]. 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]]|荒木 茜羽||born 1996}}, Japanese badminton player 
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Chihaya]]|千早 茜||born 1979}}, Japanese writer
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Fujita (wrestler)]]|藤田 あかね||born 1987}}, Japanese professional wrestler 
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Fujita]]|藤田 茜||born 1993}}, Japanese voice actress 
*{{Nihongo|[[Band-Maid|Akane Hirose]]|廣瀬 茜}}, member of the Japanese rock band ''Band-Maid''
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Hosoyamada]]|細山田 茜||born 1992}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Hotta]]|堀田 茜||born 1992}}, Japanese actress, model and tarento
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Konishi]]|小西 あかね||born 1995}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Kumada]]|熊田 茜音||born 2000}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Kuroki]]|黒木 茜||born 1978}}, Japanese Olympic dressage rider
*{{nihongo|[[Akane Matsunaga]]|松永 あかね||born 2001}}, Japanese voice actress 
*{{nihongo|[[Akane Moriya]]|守屋茜}}, Japanese idol and model
*{{nihongo|[[Akane Nakashima]]|中嶋 茜||born 1990}}, Japanese goalball player
*{{nihongo|[[Akane Nishino]]|西野 朱音||born 2002}}, Japanese professional footballer
*[[Akane Ogura]] ({{lang|ja|小椋 アカネ}}), Japanese manga artist
*[[Akane Omae]] ({{lang|ja|大前 茜}}, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
*[[Tomboy (band)|Akane Osawa]] ({{lang|ja|大沢 あかね}}), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Saito]]|齊藤 あかね||born 1993}}, Japanese women's footballer
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Sakanoue]]|坂ノ上 茜||born 1995}}, Japanese actress
*[[Akane Shibata]] ({{lang|ja|柴田 あかね}}), Japanese field hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Shiga]]|志賀 紅音||born 2001}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*[[Akane Sugazaki]] ({{lang|ja|菅崎 茜}}, born 1989), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
*[[Akane Takayanagi]] ({{lang|ja|高柳 明音}}), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48
*[[Akane Tomonaga]] ({{lang|ja|友永 朱音}}), Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Watanabe]]|渡邉 あかね||born 1994}}, Japanese badminton player
*[[Akane Yamaguchi]] ({{lang|ja|山口 あかね}}), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Yanagisawa]]|柳澤 明希||born 1998}}, Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Yamao]]|山尾 朱子||born 1974}}, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
*[[Akane Yoshida]] (born 1994), Japanese weightlifter

==Surname==
*{{Nihongo|[[Hotaru Akane]]|紅音 ほたる||born 1983}}, Japanese model and AV actress
*{{Nihongo|[[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 (TV series)|Westworld]]'' series
*Akane, Hikaru's younger sister in ''[[Parodius]]''
*[[Angel Tales#Characters|Akane]], the fox and guardian angel from ''Angel Tales'' (''Tenshi no Shippo'')
*[[List of Pokémon characters#Johto Gym Leaders|Akane]], the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in ''Pokémon''
*[[Dai Sentai Goggle-V#Characters|Akane Aizawa]], in ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V''
*Akane Aoi, a character in the manga and anime series ''[[Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun]]''
*[[Dash Kappei#Characters|Akane Aki]], a character in the manga series ''Dash Kappei''
*[[Kanokon#Characters|Akane Asahina]] a classmate from the series ''Kanokon''
*[[Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)#Other characters|Akane Fujita]], Takoyaki shop owner from the series ''Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)''
*[[List of My-HiME anime characters|Akane Higurashi]], from the anime and manga series ''My-HiME''
*[[Smile PreCure!#Main characters|Akane Hino]], one of the main characters of the series ''Smile PreCure!''
*[[List of The Idolmaster characters#Cinderella Girls|Akane Hino]], a character in the 2011 mobile game ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''
*Akane Hououji, a character in the manga series ''[[The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses]]''
*[[List of Arcana Heart characters#Introduced in Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2|Akane Inuwaka]], a character in the video game series ''Arcana Heart''
*Akane Isshiki, a main character in the anime series ''[[Vividred Operation]]''
*[[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]]''
*[[Kitchen Princess#Characters|Akane Kishida]] from ''Kitchen Princess''
*[[Akane Kobayashi]], a character in ''Doki Doki School Hours''
*[[Zero Escape|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]]''
*[[Kampfer#Characters|Akane Mishima]], one of the main characters of ''Kampfer''
*[[Final Approach (visual novel)#Main characters|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]]''
*[[Hot Gimmick#The Narita Family|Akane Narita]], in ''Hot Gimmick''
*Akane Osaki, the main character of the manga series ''[[Akane-banashi]]''
*[[List of Danganronpa characters#Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair|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 Sakuramori, a character of the light novel series ''[[I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class]]''
*[[Black God (manga)#Characters|Akane Sano]], a main character in the manga series ''Black God''
*[[One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e#Plot|Akane Satomura]], a main character in the visual novel ''One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Sawatari]]|沢渡 アカネ|}}, a character in the ''Chainsaw Man'' anime and manga series
*[[List of Pani Poni characters#Supporting characters (Class 1-D)|Akane Serizawa]], a minor character in the anime and manga series ''Pani Poni''
*{{Nihongo|[[Akane Shinjō]]|新条 アカネ}}, a character in the anime series ''SSSS.Gridman''
*Akane Shinonome, a character in the anime series ''[[Little Battlers Experience|Little Battlers Experience WARS]]''
*Akane Soir, a character in the anime and manga series ''[[My-Otome]]''
*[[List of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni characters#Secondary|Akane Sonozaki]], in the anime, manga, and visual novel series ''Higurashi When They Cry''
*Akane Suzumiya, a character in ''[[Kimi ga Nozomu Eien#Characters|Kimi ga Nozomu Eien]]'' and ''[[Akane Maniax#Characters|Akane Maniax]]''
*[[List of Cross Game characters#Others|Akane Takigawa]], in the manga and anime series ''Cross Game''
*[[I'll (manga)#Characters|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]], a character in the anime ''Psycho-Pass''
*[[Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams#Akane Yagyu|Akane Yagyu]], ("Jubei") from the video game, ''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams''
*[[Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure#Characters|Akane Yamano]], a character in ''Dual!''
*{{Nihongo|[[List of Haikyu!! characters|Akane Yamamoto]]|山本 茜}}, a character in the manga series ''Haikyū!!''
*Akane Yanagi, a character in the manga and anime series ''[[Hori-san to Miyamura-kun]]''
*Akane Yashiro, a character in the film ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''
*[[Tales of the Otori#Heaven's Net is Wide|Lady Akane]], a concubine in the ''Tales of the Otori''

==References==
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[[Category:Japanese-language surnames]]