香 — kanji meaning “incense”
香
incense, smell, perfume
- Meanings
- incense, smell, perfume
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- か、かお.り、かお.る
- Name readings
- こ、こお、ひゃん、よし
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #859 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 186
- Chinese reading
- xiāng — Chinese character page
Words with 香
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香り | かおり kaori | aroma; fragrance; scent |
| 香港 | ホンコン honkon | Hong Kong |
| 香水 | こうすい kousui | perfume; scent |
| 芳香 | ほうこう houkou | perfume; fragrance; aroma |
| 線香 | せんこう senkou | incense stick |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう koushinryou | spice; spices; condiment |
| 香料 | こうりょう kouryou | flavoring; flavouring; spices |
| 香る | かおる kaoru | to smell sweet; to be fragrant |
| 香典 | こうでん kouden | gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift |
| 香川 | かがわ kagawa | Kagawa (prefecture) |
| 香ばしい | こうばしい koubashii | aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling |
| 香水 | こうずい kouzui | scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha |
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