Kanji1 / 9
香 kanji
incense, smell, perfume
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
コウキョウ
Kun readings
かかおりかおる
Words with 香
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —香錠pastille
- —香色darkened beige; light brown; warm clove brown
- —香元host of a kōdō ceremony; person who burns the incense
- —香露Kōro (brand of sake)
- —香味料flavoring; flavouring; spice
- —楓子香galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
- —麝香鹿musk deer
- —麝香水musk water; musk scent
- —麝香鼠Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
- —麝香猫civet cat
- —安息香benzoin
- —抹香鯨sperm whale
- —線香代money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
- —香の物pickled vegetables
- —竜涎香ambergris
- —香具師incense maker; perfumer; stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; peddler; hawker; huckster; faker
- —香水瓶bottle of perfume (scent)
- —芳香剤air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
- —焼香台altar, stand or table for burning incense
- —芳香油fragrant oil; essential oil