Kanae (written:,, , , , , , etc.) is a common name given to girls in contemporary Japan. However, traditionally it is a unisex name. Notable people with the name include:
, Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese tennis player , Japanese fencer , Japanese voice actress and singer , Japanese serial killer , Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers , Winemaker , Japanese voice actress , Japanese singer and voice actress , Japanese weightlifter , Japanese artist , Japanese politician , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese VTuber affiliated with Nijisanji
Fictional characters , character in the manga series Elfen Lied , character in the manga series Skip Beat! , character in the animated film 5 Centimeters per Second , character in the game Akatsuki Blitzkampf , character in the book and anime Juni Taisen: Zodiac War Kanae, a character from the PlayStation 2 horror video game Forbidden Siren 2 , character in the manga and anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , a character in the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena