also: あままつこう
noun
spikenard; nard
Refers to the aromatic essential oil or perfume derived from the spikenard plant (Nardostachys jatamansi). Used in traditional incense and historical contexts.
甘松香は古代から高価な香料として珍重されてきた。
Spikenard has been prized as an expensive fragrance since ancient times.
このお香には甘松香が配合されている。
This incense contains spikenard.
From Chinese 甘松香 (gānsōngxiāng), literally 'sweet pine fragrance'. The Japanese reading かんしょうこう is the on'yomi; the rare reading あままつこう is a kun'yomi-based variant.