香(かお)り, 薫(かお)り, 馨(かお)り, 香(こう), 薫(かおる), かおり

kaori

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

香水(こうすい), こうすい

kōsui

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • perfume

香辛料(こうしんりょう), こうしんりょう

kōshinryō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • spices

香港(ほんこん), ほんこん, ホンコン

honkon, honkon

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Hong Kong (China)

鮎(あゆ), 香魚(こうぎょ), 年魚(としぎょ), あゆ, こうぎょ, ねんぎょ, あい, アユ

ayu, kōgyo, nengyo, ai, ayu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis)
  • salmon

芳(かんば)しい, 香(かぐわ)しい, 馨(かぐわ)しい, かんばしい

kanbashii

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • sweet; fragrant; aromatic

線香(せんこう), せんこう

senkō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • incense stick

香典(こうでん), 香奠(こうでん), こうでん

kōden

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money

香(かお)る, 薫(かお)る, かおる

kaoru

Godan verb with `ru` ending intransitive verb
  • to smell sweet; to be fragrant

香料(こうりょう), こうりょう

kōryō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • flavoring; flavouring; spices
  • fragrance; perfume; incense
  • condolence gift

香(こう)ばしい, 芳(こう)ばしい, こうばしい

kōbashii

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • fragrant; aromatic; sweet-smelling
  • savory (smelling); savoury

蒲(かば), 香(こう), かば, がま, こうほ, かま

kaba, gama, kōho, kama

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reed mace

焼香(しょうこう), しょうこう

shōkō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • burning (offer) incense

香炉(こうろ), こうろ

kōro

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • censer; incense burner

香典返(こうでんがえ)し, こうでんがえし

kōdengaeshi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • present given in return for funeral offering

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