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Kanji Detail for 香 - "fragrance, fragrant"

香

  • Meaning

    香 means "fragrance, fragrant." Also associated with pleasant.

    1. Fragrance - Aroma; a pleasant smell.

    2. Fragrant - To smell good; to have a nice scent.

    3. Pleasant - Good appearance, color, voice, or taste.

    4. Lance - A piece in shogi.

  • Words using 香

    • 香港 ホンコン Listen Hong Kong
    • 香水 こうすい Listen perfume; scent
    • 香辛料 こうしんりょう Listen spice; spices; condiment
    • 香ばしい こうばしい Listen aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling

  • Tattoo check: 香

    • Verified meaning: fragrance, fragrant
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read か, かあや, かおり, かおる)
    • Also carries these associations: pleasant

    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 香

    Given names 香(かあや)Listen 香(かおり)Listen 香(かおる)Listen 香(かなた)Listen 香(かほる)Listen 香(かをり)Listen 香(きょう)Listen 香(こう)Listen

    Surnames 香(か)Listen 香(かすみ)Listen 香(かむら)Listen 香(きょうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    incense; smell; perfume

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    incense; fragrant, aromatic

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

    A fragrant smell. | All fragrant plants and trees are called 香. As in 芸香 (rue), 檀香 (sandalwood). Commonly, they are ground into powder for offerings to the gods.

  • Onyomi

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    koh(コウ) コウ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    ka(か) か

    kao.ru(かお-る) かお-る

    kaori(かお-り) かお-り

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    香 (kaori・ka)

  • Related Keywords

    fragrance fragrant pleasant appealing incense smell aroma perfume scent lance bouquet aromatic essence odor sweet-smelling

Sentences including 香

  • There's a scent of danger.

  • Is this the town where mika was born?

  • There was a fine scent in the room.

  • This tea smells good.

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