芳ほう菲ひ

noun

scent of flowers

Archaic literary word for the fragrance of blossoms. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered mainly in classical poetry or historical texts.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かには「芳ほう菲ひ」という言こと葉ばで花はなの香かおりを詠よんだものがある。

  In old waka poems, there are verses that sing of the scent of flowers using the word 芳菲.