What is the Kanji for "Fragrance"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Fragrance", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Fragrance" is "香".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Ka" and "Kao".

Its onyomi readings are "Kou" and "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "日" means "Day" and "Sun" and can be read as "Jitsu", "Nichi", "Hi", and "Ka". And The radical "禾" means "Cereal" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "香" mean in japanese?

"香" means "Fragrance".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

香り: "Scent". The noun '香り (かおり)' means 'scent'. This word refers to the distinctive odor or fragrance that emanates from something, such as flowers, perfumes, or food. It can have a positive or pleasant connotation, describing something aromatic and pleasant-smelling. For example: The flower has a lovely scent - (その花は良い香りがする). The kitchen is filled with the scent of freshly baked bread - (台所は焼きたてのパンの香りで満ちている).

香水: "Perfume". The Japanese noun '香水 (こうすい)' means 'perfume'. It refers to a fragrant liquid that is applied to the body, hair, or clothing to provide a pleasant scent. Perfumes are often used to enhance one's personal aroma and can be found in a variety of scents and formulations. For example: I bought a new bottle of perfume - (新しい香水を買いました). She sprayed perfume on her wrists - (彼女は手首に香水をスプレーした).

香: "Fragrance". The Japanese noun '香 (こう)' means 'fragrance'. It refers to a pleasant smell, often associated with incense, perfumes, or natural scents. It can be used to describe the aroma of flowers, spices, or other aromatic substances. For example: The fragrance of the flowers filled the room - (その花の香が部屋一杯に広がっていました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "お" is read as "o".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.