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Takane 高音 – Japanese girl given name

Takane (高音) is read たかね and has 3 syllables. It is mostly used for girls. Written as 高音, the characters mean: tall + sound. This reading can be written with at least 43 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 7 to 21 strokes in total.

How to write Takane in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
高音	たかね	tall + sound	19
天子	たかね	heavens + child	7
空音	たかね	empty + sound	17
貴子	たかね	precious + child	15
卒音	たかね	graduate + sound	17
貴音	たかね	precious + sound	21

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Takane

高

tall, high, expensive

10 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: コウ Kun: たか、だか

音

sound, noise

9 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: オン、イン、ノン Kun: おと、ね

天

heavens, sky, imperial

4 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: テン Kun: あまつ、あめ、あま

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: シ、ス、ツ Kun: こ、ね

空

empty, sky, void, vacant

8 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: クウ Kun: そら、あ、から

Takane in different scripts

Romaji	Takane
Hiragana	たかね
Katakana	タカネ
Kanji (most common)	高音

Full name examples

Takane Yuki (Japanese order: 結城高音, ゆうきたかね)
Takane Kono (Japanese order: 河野高音, こうのたかね)
Takane Maki (Japanese order: 牧高音, まきたかね)

How to pronounce Takane

Break it into 3 parts: ta · ka · ne. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 3 sound units are written たかね.

Questions about Takane

What does Takane mean in Japanese?

Takane has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 高音, combines these meanings: tall + sound. Other spellings include 天子 (heavens + child), 空音 (empty + sound), 貴子 (precious + child).

How do you write Takane in kanji?

The most common way is 高音 (たかね). It can also be written 天子, 空音, 貴子, 卒音, 貴音.

How do you write Takane in katakana?

Takane is タカネ in katakana and たかね in hiragana.

Is Takane a boy or girl name?

Takane is mostly used for girls.

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Themes: Music and sound

Other names that use 高

高: tall, high, expensive

Kaoru 高児 Kojiro 高赦 Koki 高記 Kokichi 高吉 Komei 高明 Kosaburo 高三郎 Koshiro 高四郎 Nobutaka 信高 Noritaka 教高 Takaaki 高明 Takae 高衛 Takafumi 高書

Names with a similar sound

Takaaki 高明 Takae 高衛 Takafumi 高書 Takaharu 高明 Takahiko 高彦 Takahiro 高大 Takahisa 教久 Takaji 高治 Takaki 高来 Takako 孝子

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