perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
芳 centers on a pleasant, spreading scent: something fragrant, balmy, or perfumed. The favorable sense extends naturally from the idea of a sweet, agreeable aroma that leaves a good impression.
芳 combines 艹 (grass) with 方, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to fragrant plants or herbs.
The grass crown 艹 sits above 方, like fragrant herbs growing in a square garden. The scent rises from the plants, making the air balmy and favorable.
For ホウ, imagine a whole garden of fragrant herbs: the word 'whole' sounds like ホウ, and the entire garden is filled with perfume.
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)
Möbius aromaticity
lingering fragrance; continuing fame (after death)
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; PAH
alpine azalea (Kalmia procumbens); trailing azalea
guest book
genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
poor; not satisfactory; undesirable; unfavourable; unfavorable; disgraceful
letter
your name
visitors' book; guest book
visitors' book
scented India ink; fragrant sumi
kind intentions
(your) kindness