Word Meaning 聞香

ぶんこう bunkou

聞香 is read as ぶんこう (bunkou) and means smelling incense.

Meaning

English

smelling incense
savoring incense
distinguishing incense by smell
incense-smelling party

Reading

Kana

ぶんこう

Romaji

bunkou

Writing Variants

聞香もんこう monkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 香道,聴香 Rank 92461 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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聞き香

ききこう

smelling incense

香を聞く

こうをきく

to smell incense

聞き込み捜査

ききこみそうさ

(police) legwork

聞き取り調査

ききとりちょうさ

fact-finding survey based on interviews

聞き損なう

ききそこなう

to miss (the chance to hear)

聞き届ける

ききとどける

to grant (a request)

線香

せんこう

incense stick

焼香

しょうこう

burning (offer) incense

月下香

げっかこう

tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)

新香

しんこう

pickled vegetables

お新香

おしんこ

pickled vegetables

調香

ちょうこう

perfume blending