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Strokes
: 9
Radical number: 186Frequency: 505
JLPT: N2Usefulness: 4Challenge set: 2Grade: 8Intermediate lesson: 37Beginner lesson: -
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Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Kanji types
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Common readings
On
On readings
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日 is read as に, one of the on readings.
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コウ キョウ
Kun
Kun readings
Kun (訓) readings are uniquely Japanese. They are typically used when a kanji is used
singly as part of a Japanese conjugated verb.
For example, 行く is read as いく (to go).
In this case, the く of 行く is known as 'okurigana'.
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か
Additional readings
Name こ こお ひゃん よし
Notes
With a plethora of photos, this essay shows how 香 conveys the scent of everything from coffee to flowers in signs from around the globe. This kanji also means "incense" (which has played an important role in Japanese culture and religion for centuries), as well as 'perfume' (which hasn't). On top of that, 香 factors into two notable place names and some food terms. It's even a radical!
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 香
Essay 1255 on 香 (fragrance; "perfume" radical) covers this shape, which doesn't appear in any Jōyō characters aside from 香 itself but smells really nice!
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portable incense burner (ball-shaped and carried in one's clothes)
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court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace) (see also: 五舎)
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smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume (see also: 花の香; esp. 〜の香)
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