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Kanji Detail for 芳 - "fragrant, aromatic"

芳

  • Meaning

    芳 means "fragrant, aromatic." Also associated with virtuous.

    1. Fragrant - Having a pleasant smell.

    2. Aromatic - Sweet-scented.

    3. Virtuous - Of excellent reputation.

    4. Honorific - A respectful prefix.

  • Tattoo check: 芳

    • Verified meaning: fragrant, aromatic
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かおり, かおる, かぐあ, かぐわ)
    • Also carries these associations: virtuous

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 芳

    Given names 芳(かおり)Listen 芳(かおる)Listen 芳(かぐあ)Listen 芳(かぐわ)Listen 芳(かほ)Listen 芳(かんばし)Listen 芳(はな)Listen 芳(ほう)Listen 芳(ほうえい)Listen

    Surnames 芳(かほる)Listen 芳(かをり)Listen 芳(ふさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fragrant; virtuous; beautiful

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fragrant

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fragrant; beautiful, virtuous

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The fragrance of grass. By extension, all fragrant things are called 芳. Such as saying 芳菲, 芬芳. | Good virtue and reputation are also called 芳. Such as saying 流芳百世 (leave a good name for a hundred generations).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kanba.shii(かんばしい) かんばしい

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    fragrant aromatic virtuous honorific talented well-regarded wise bloom floral fragrance noble perfume pleasant scent excellent

Sentences including 芳

  • The present state of the city's finances is not good.

  • "This is arson." "Who is Arson?"

  • The lotus blossoms diffused an inexpressibly pleasant scent.

  • Yoshio persisted in believing that in spite of the evidence.

  • Mr Yoshida was born in Yamagata prefecture, and graduated from Nihon University College of Art with a degree in oil painting.

  • The relationship between Yoshiko and Tokio was far more intimate than the average student-teacher dynamic.

  • Mom, you keep doting on Yoshiki. You don't care about me, do you?

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