JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 薫: "send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented"
The kanji 薫 means "send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read クン in on'yomi and かお.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かお.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1849 of 2,501 |
Common words with 薫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 薫pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; scent · pleasant-smelling vegetation
- 薫陶education; training; discipline
- 薫風balmy breeze; summer breeze
- 薫化influencing people by one's virtue
- 薫香incense; fragrance
- 薫くto burn (usu. incense)
- 風薫る(subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer
- 薫育moral influence; moral education
- 薫染good influence
- 薫煙fragrant smoke; aromatic smoke
- 薫じるto be fragrant
- 薫物incense · mixture of fragrant woods, etc. used for making incense
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