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in reply to a message by ClaudiaS
Most Japanese people named Akane do use this spelling. It is the only spelling of the name that ever made the top 10. So this spelling was incredibly common. Other spellings are used but not nearly as common.
Most Japanese people aren't as creative with spellings as we might think. In general (some exceptions) one kanji or kanji combination is way more common than the others.
Also, in this case, "akane" is actually a word meaning "deep red" so even if it were spelled in another way, for example as 紅音 (red+sound, this spelling is actually in use but not super common) the name would still sound like the word for "deep red" even though it means something different so people will associate it with the color.
Other spelling variants that are used (I found real people with these names. Just looking kanji up for "aka" and "ne" doesn't work because Japanese parents wouldn't go for any kanji combination as negative meanings are frowned upon):
明音 (bright, light + sound)
朱音 (scarlet, red + sound)
あかね (hiragana, but will still sound like akane, so "deep red")
アカネ (katakana, rare, I found an artist named this)
So yes, 茜 (akane, "deep red") is by far the most common spelling of the name. I found the hiragana spelling quite often as well, but again, it would still sound like the word for "deep red" in any case because "akane" is an actual vocabulary word.
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Most Japanese people aren't as creative with spellings as we might think. In general (some exceptions) one kanji or kanji combination is way more common than the others.
Also, in this case, "akane" is actually a word meaning "deep red" so even if it were spelled in another way, for example as 紅音 (red+sound, this spelling is actually in use but not super common) the name would still sound like the word for "deep red" even though it means something different so people will associate it with the color.
Other spelling variants that are used (I found real people with these names. Just looking kanji up for "aka" and "ne" doesn't work because Japanese parents wouldn't go for any kanji combination as negative meanings are frowned upon):
明音 (bright, light + sound)
朱音 (scarlet, red + sound)
あかね (hiragana, but will still sound like akane, so "deep red")
アカネ (katakana, rare, I found an artist named this)
So yes, 茜 (akane, "deep red") is by far the most common spelling of the name. I found the hiragana spelling quite often as well, but again, it would still sound like the word for "deep red" in any case because "akane" is an actual vocabulary word.
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This message was edited 4/10/2021, 7:50 AM
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