Kaede (楓) ("maple") may refer to:
- Kaede (protein), a photosynthetic activated fluorescent protein
- Japanese ship Kaede, several torn down ships
People
- Kaede (dancer) (楓, born 1996), Japanese dancer, fashion model and actress
- Kaede Ariyama (有山 楓, born c. 1997), murder victim of Kaoru Kobayashi
- Kaede Hagitani (萩谷 楓, born 2000), Japanese athlete
- Kaede Hondo (本渡 楓, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
- Kaede Kaga (加賀 楓, born 1999), Japanese musician, ex-member of Morning Musume
- Kaede Kondo (近藤 楓, born 1991), Japanese basketball player
- Kaede Nakamura (中村 楓, born 1991), Japanese women's footballer
- Kaede Sato (佐藤 楓, born 1992), Japanese professional footballer
Fictional characters
- Kaede, a character from Marie Lu's Legend trilogy
- Lady Kaede, the villain from Akira Kurosawa's Ran
- Kaede, a Blade Brandier from the .hack//G.U. series
- Kaede (InuYasha), supporting character of InuYasha and InuYasha: The Final Act
- Kaede (Last Blade), the main character in The Last Blade series of games
- Kaede Sakura, a character from the Japanese novel series Kämpfer
- Kaede, the female protagonist of Elfen Lied, more commonly known as Lucy
- Kaede, a kunoichi (female ninja) from the video game Onimusha
- Kaede, a female "shadow" or ninja in the video game Shadow of the Ninja
- Kaede Shiranui, from Ninin Ga Shinobuden
- Kaede Agano, a Neon Genesis Evangelion character
- Kaede Akamatsu, a Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony character
- Kaede Fuyou, a character in the H game and anime Shuffle!
- Kaede Ichinose, a character in the anime Aikatsu!
- Kaede Minami, a character from Mirmo! (Selfish Fairy Mirumo de Pon in Japanese)
- Kaede Misumi, of the Onegai series
- Kaede Murenai, a character in the anime Betterman
- Kaede Mizuno, a character from the manga/anime Nyan Koi!
- Kaede Nagase, a Negima!: Magister Negi Magi character
- Kaede Rukawa, a Slam Dunk character
- Kaede Saitou, an Angelic Layer character
- Kaede Shirakawa, the female protagonist of Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori trilogy
- Kaede Smith, a playable character in the video game, Killer7
- Kaede Kaburagi, a character in Tiger & Bunny
- Kaede Higa, the Red Rose-Rhode Knight from the manga Barajou no Kiss
- Kaede, a character from the Seinen anime Manyū Hiken-chō
- Kaede Ikeno, a character from the manga/anime Sakura Trick
- Kaede Saitou, a character from the manga/anime Yama no Susume
- Kaede Kagayama, the candy store owner from the manga/anime Non Non Biyori
- Kaede Furutani, a YuruYuri character
- Kaede Kayano, a character from Assassination Classroom
- Kaede Takagaki, a character in the game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
- Kaede Manyuda, a side character in the manga/anime Kakegurui
- Kaede Azusagawa, a character from the anime Rascal Does Not Dream
- Kaede Otori, a supporting character from the manga/anime Komi Can't Communicate
See also
- Kaede ~If Trans...~, a VHS released by Japanese rock band Dir En Grey