芳 — kanji meaning “perfume”
芳
perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
- Meanings
- perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- かんば.しい
- Name readings
- お、かおる、は、ほ、みち、やす
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1302 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- fāng — Chinese character page
Words with 芳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芳香 | ほうこう houkou | perfume; fragrance; aroma |
| 芳しい | かんばしい kanbashii | sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic |
| 芳樹 | ほうじゅ houju | beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers |
| 芳醇 | ほうじゅん houjun | mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied |
| 蘇芳 | すおう suou | sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan) |
| 芳名 | ほうめい houmei | your name |
| 芳春 | ほうしゅん houshun | spring; springtime |
| 芳枝 | ほうし houshi | fragrant branch of flowers |
| 遺芳 | いほう ihou | memory or autograph of deceased |
| 芳紀 | ほうき houki | age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen |
| 芳志 | ほうし houshi | (your) kindness |
| 芳名録 | ほうめいろく houmeiroku | visitors' book |
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