香 Kanji for smell

N3–N2Grade 89 strokes

smell, incense, perfume

Kun: か、かお.り、かお.る
On: コウ、キョウ

香 is the Japanese kanji for smell, incense, perfume. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is か、かお.り、かお.る and its on reading is コウ、キョウ.

Stroke order

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Words with 香

香かおるto smell sweet, to be fragrant
香こうばしいaromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.), fragrant (e.g. burning wood), pleasant-smelling
香かおりaroma, fragrance, scent
香港ホンコンHong Kong
香こう水すいperfume, scent
香こう辛しん料りょうspice, spices, condiment

Practice 香 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.