perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かんば.しい
About this kanji
The kanji "芳" primarily means fragrant or pleasant-smelling. It is often used as a noun or adjective. You might come across compounds like "芳香" (ほうこう), which means perfume, or "芳しい" (かんばしい), meaning sweet-smelling. Another interesting term is "芳志" (ほうし), referring to someone's kindness or good intentions. This kanji often appears in contexts related to scent or positive attributes, so you will find it in expressions about fragrance, appreciation, and reminiscence. When using "芳," think of appealing smells or things that evoke a sense of beauty and goodness.
Example sentences
芳香剤の香りが漂う。
The scent of the air freshener wafts.
Meanings across languages
- English
- perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
- Tiếng Việt
- nước hoa, hương thơm, thuận lợi, thơm
- 日本語
- 香り, バルミー, 好意的, 芳しい
- 한국어
- 향수, 향기로운, 유리한, 향긋한
- 中文
- 香水, 芳香, 有利, 香
- id
- parfum
- th
- น้ำหอม
- es
- perfume
- fr
- parfum
- de
- Parfüm
- pt
- perfume
Common compounds
- 芳香ほうこうperfume, fragrance, aroma
- 芳しいかんばしいsweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic
- 遺芳いほうmemory or autograph of deceased
- 芳紀ほうきage of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness, marriageable age (of a young lady), sweet sixteen
- 芳志ほうし(your) kindness
- 芳名ほうめいyour name, one's good name, one's good reputation
- 余芳よほうlingering fragrance, continuing fame (after death)
- 芳醇ほうじゅんmellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol), rich, full-bodied
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