薫 (be scented, fragrant, send forth fragrance, smoke (tobacco)) - Kanji Codex

薫

be scented, fragrant, send forth fragrance, smoke (tobacco)

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

クン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かお.る

Nanori (名乗り)

かおりかおるかほかほるくにしげにほのぶよし

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:1

Frequency:1849

Vocabulary

クン

Word	Reading	Meaning
薫蒸	クンジョウ	fumigation; smoking (out)
薫香	クンコウ	incense; fragrance
薫蒸消毒	クンジョウショウドク	fumigation
薫製	クンセイ	smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
薫陶	クントウ	education; training; discipline

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
薫り	かおり	aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
薫る	かおる	to smell sweet; to be fragrant
薫風	くんぷう	balmy breeze; summer breeze
薫らす	くゆらす	to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
風薫る	かぜかおる	(subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer

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