What does kanji 芳 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 芳 is perfume.

How is kanji 芳 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 芳 are かんば.しい; the onyomi readings are ホウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 芳?

The main radical for kanji 芳 is 艸.

What words use kanji 芳?

Example words that use kanji 芳 include 芳しい, 芳香, 香ばしい, 香しい.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

芳

Meaning

Kanji 芳

perfume

perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かんば.しい
Onyomi 音読み: ホウ
Nanori 名乗り: おかおるはほみちやすよし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1302
Strokes: 7
Radical: 艸
Components: 艾 • 方
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 45 entries that include this kanji.

芳しい

かんばしい

good (reputation, condition, results, etc.)

芳香

ほうこう

perfume

香ばしい

こうばしい

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.)

香しい

かぐわしい

sweet-smelling

芳しくない

かんばしくない

poor

芳韻

ほういん

Chinese poem

芳詠

ほうえい

poem

芳縁

ほうえん

good fate

芳恩

ほうおん

favour

芳気

ほうき

fragrant scent

芳紀

ほうき

marriageable age (of a young lady)

芳香を放つ

ほうこうをはなつ

to give out (off) fragrance

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭の花が芳しく香っている。

the flowers in the garden smell wonderfully fragrant.

このお茶は芳しい香りがする。

this tea has a fragrant aroma.

彼の評判は世間で芳しくない。

his reputation is not very favorable in society.

今年の業績はあまり芳しくなかった。

this year's results were not very favorable.

部屋に芳香剤を置いた。

i put an air freshener in the room.

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