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Kanji Detail for 薫 - "fragrant, incense"
薫
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Meaning
薫 means "fragrant, incense." Also associated with influence.
Fragrant - Having a pleasant smell.
Incense - Aromatic substance that is burned.
Influence - To inspire or affect positively.
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Origin of 薫
The grass crown 艹 over 熏, which lends the reading kun — the traditional form writes it 薰. Fragrance, and the act of steeping something in it. 薫る is to be fragrant; 薫風 is the green breeze of early summer.
How to remember it: Smoke 熏 rising through leaves 艹 until the scent is in everything — fragrance.
Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com
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- Verified meaning: fragrant, incense
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read いさお, かおり, かおる, かほる)
- Also carries these associations: influence
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.
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Name readings of 薫
Given names 薫(いさお)
薫(かおり)
薫(かおる)
薫(かほる)
薫(かをり)
薫(かをる)
薫(しげる)
薫(すみれ)
薫(ただす)
Surnames 薫(くん)
薫(くんじ)
薫(ただし)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 薫
薫さんはアメリカに行っています。
Kaoru has gone to america.
More kanji with the radical 艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
- 芋 potato
- 芝 lawn
- 芙 lotus, hibiscus
- 芥 mustard, tiny trash
- 芦 reed, rush
- 芭 banana plant
- 芯 core, center, wick
- 花 flower, flower-like, to bloom
- 芳 fragrant, aromatic
- 芸 art, performance, talent
- 芹 celery
- 芽 bud, sprout, sign
- 苑 garden, gathering place
- 苔 moss, lichen
- 苗 seedling
- 苛 harsh, bully
- 若 young, immature, if
- 苦 suffering, bitter
- 英 hero, excellent
- 苺 strawberry
- 茂 overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
- 茄 eggplant
- 茅 cogon grass, thatch
- 茉 jasmine
- 茎 stem, stalk
- 茜 madder