noun
Refers to aromatic material burned for fragrance, often in religious or meditative contexts. The reading こり is obsolete.
See also: 御香
お寺で香をたく。
I burn incense at the temple.
部屋に香のいい匂いが漂っている。
The pleasant scent of incense is drifting through the room.
Polite form of 香, often used in formal or religious settings.
The kanji 香 originally depicts grain and a mouth, suggesting fragrant grain, and came to mean fragrance or incense. The reading こう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.