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.
Standard spelling with regular okurigana.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 聞き香.
Formed from 聞き, the traditional use of 聞く for attending closely to a fragrance, and 香, “incense.”