Represents the sweet (甘) smell of fresh grain (禾).
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Historical Evolution
香
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
香
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
香
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
香
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
香
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
香
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
香
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
香
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
香
Regular
Modern
Chinese
香 [xiāng]
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gēn]
Japanese
Korean
향 [香]
incense; An object burned to give off a smell, used at a funeral or in an ancestral rite.; scent; fragrance; Good smell.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
香 か
Ka surname
香 かあや
Kaaya female given name
香 かおり
Kaori female given namesurname
香 かおる
Kaoru male given namefemale given name
香 かすみ
Kasumi unclassified name
香 かなた
Kanata female given name
香 かほる
Kahoru female given name
香 かむら
Kamura unclassified name
香 かをり
Kaori, Kawori female given name
香 きょう
Kyō female given name
香 きょうじ
Kyōji unclassified name
香 こう
Kō female given name
香 こうけい
Kōkei given name
香 こうざき
Kōzaki surname
香 こうやつ
Kōyatsu place name
香 ころん
Koron female given name
香 ゆか
Yuka female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
香港 [Xiānggǎng] #6,854
Hong Kong
香槟 [xiāngbīn] #2,834
champagne (loanword)
香槟 [xiāngbīn] #2,834
champagne (loanword)
香水 [xiāngshuǐ] #4,119
perfume
香蕉 [xiāngjiāo] #4,771
banana
香烟 [xiāngyān] #4,419
cigarette
香烟 [xiāngyān] #4,419
cigarette
口香糖 [kǒuxiāngtáng] #4,658
chewing gum
香肠 [xiāngcháng] #4,736
sausage
香肠 [xiāngcháng] #4,736
sausage
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 匂い [におい] #1,452
smell
⭐ 香り [かおり] #1,929
aroma
⭐ 臭い [くさい] #4,041
stinking
⭐ 香水 [こうすい] #9,225
perfume
香りがする [かおりがする] #9,508
to smell
⭐ 香ばしい [こうばしい] #12,007
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.)
⭐ 芳しい [かんばしい] #14,547
sweet-smelling
⭐ 香る [かおる] #16,133
to smell sweet
⭐ 香辛料 [こうしんりょう] #17,371
spice
色香 [いろか] #20,343
loveliness
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