香

Meaning

香 centers on a pleasant or distinctive scent: incense, perfume, or any noticeable smell. The meanings are all applications of the same idea of a fragrant or aromatic quality.

• 香か

  smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

• 香きょう

  lance

• 香こう

  incense

• 香りかおり
  N3

  aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

• 香港ホンコン

  Hong Kong

• 香川かがわ

  Kagawa (prefecture)

• 香水こうすい
  N3

  perfume; scent

• 香るかおる

  to smell sweet; to be fragrant

• 香ばしいこうばしい
  N1

  aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

• 芳香ほうこう

  perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

• 香料こうりょう

  flavoring; flavouring; spices

• 線香せんこう

  incense stick

• 香辛料こうしんりょう
  N1

  spice; spices; condiment

• 香菜シャンツァイ

  coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley

• 蚊取り線香かとりせんこう

  mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

• 文香ふみこう

  scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert

• 香典こうでん

  gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money

• 香味こうみ

  smell and taste; flavour; flavor

• 安息香あんそくこう

  benzoin

• 焼香しょうこう

  burning (offer) incense

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