noun
flowers and incense (Buddhist offering)
Buddhist term referring to flowers and incense offered together, often in memorial or devotional contexts. Also written 香華 (こうげ).
See also: 香華
お盆には仏壇に華香を供えます。
During Obon, we offer flowers and incense at the Buddhist altar.
Same meaning; 香華 is the more common word order. 華香 (けこう) is a less frequent variant.
Compound of 華 (flower) and 香 (incense). The reading けこう is a kan'on reading for both characters.