Word Meaning 源氏香

げんじこう genjikou

源氏香 is read as げんじこう (genjikou) and means Genjiko.

Meaning

English

  1. Genjiko
  2. incense-comparing game with each of the 52 patterns named after a chapter of the Tale of Genji

Reading

Kana

げんじこう

Romaji

genjikou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 56940 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

源氏

げんじ

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

源氏名

げんじな

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

源氏物語

げんじものがたり

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

源氏パイ

げんじぱい

Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery)

源氏星

げんじぼし

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion)

源氏絵

げんじえ

genji-e

源氏豆

げんじまめ

sugar-coated soybeans

みなもと

source (of a river)

源流

げんりゅう

origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

源泉

げんせん

source (of a spring, etc.)

源平

げんぺい

Genji and Heike clans

源平時代

げんぺいじだい

Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)