noun
incense smelling; incense appreciation; incense-smelling party
Refers to the traditional Japanese practice of appreciating incense by smell, often in a social or ceremonial setting. Can also denote a gathering for this purpose.
聞き香の会に参加して、香りの違いを楽しんだ。
I attended an incense-smelling party and enjoyed the differences in fragrance.
彼女は聞き香の作法を習っている。
She is learning the etiquette of incense appreciation.
香道 is the broader art of incense, while 聞き香 specifically refers to the act of smelling and distinguishing incense, or a gathering for that purpose.
Compound of 聞き (kiki, 'listening' or 'appreciating by sense') and 香 (kō, 'incense'). The use of 聞く for smelling is a traditional poetic extension.