薫 — kanji meaning “send forth fragrance”
薫
send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)
- Meanings
- send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)
- On'yomi
- クン (kun)
- Kun'yomi
- かお.る
- Name readings
- かおり、かおる、かほ、かほる、くに、しげ
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1849 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- xūn
Words with 薫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薫陶 | くんとう kuntou | education; training; discipline |
| 薫風 | くんぷう kunpuu | balmy breeze; summer breeze |
| 薫香 | くんこう kunkou | incense; fragrance |
| 薫物 | たきもの takimono | incense |
| 薫蒸消毒 | くんじょうしょうどく kunjoushoudoku | fumigation |
| 余薫 | よくん yokun | lingering odor; lingering odour |
| 薫育 | くんいく kun'iku | moral influence; moral education |
| 薫染 | くんせん kunsen | good influence |
| 薫煙 | くんえん kun'en | fragrant smoke; aromatic smoke |
| 薫化 | くんか kunka | influencing people by one's virtue |
| 風薫る | かぜかおる kazekaoru | (subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer |
| 薫く | たく taku | to burn (usu. incense) |
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