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Kanji Detail for 香 - "fragrance, fragrant, pleasant"

  • Meaning

    香 means "fragrance, fragrant, 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.

  • 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.
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