Kanji

香

Meaning

incense smell and perfume

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • か がわ Kagawa (prefecture)
  • いろ か loveliness
  • わた か Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
  • かおり
  • かおる

On'yomi

  • こう ばしい aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.)
  • こう すい perfume
  • こう ずい scented water used for purification
  • きょう しゃ lance
  • きょう す lance
  • なり きょう promoted lance

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/9

Related Entries

香 きょう
lance
香 こう
incense
香 か
smell (esp. a good smell), fra...
香 かおり
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell

Component Analysis

香
incense, smell, perfume
か, かお.り, コウ
禾
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
いね, カ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ

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