芳 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ホウJHS
Kun (native)
  • かんば(しい)HS
Nanori (used in names)
  • かおる
  • みち
  • やす
  • よし
Other languages
  • 拼音fang1
  • 한글bang
  • Hán-ViệtPhương

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+82B3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹方

Words using this kanji

  • 芳香ほうこう香り。良い香り。perfume, fragrance, aroma, balm
  • 芳しいかんばしいかぐわしいを参照。 かんばしいを参照。sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic, good (reputation, condition, results, etc.)
  • 芳紀ほうき年頃の女性の年齢。age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness, marriageable age (of a young lady), sweet sixteen
  • 芳志ほうし相手の親切心に敬意を表す言い方。お心遣い。(your) kindness
  • 芳名ほうめい名誉ある名前。 相手の名前に対する尊敬語。your name, one's good name, one's good reputation
  • 芳醇ほうじゅん酒などの香りが高く味にこくがあること。mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol), rich, full-bodied, superior
  • 芳情ほうじょう相手の親切心に敬意を表す言い方。お心遣い。your good wishes, your kind intentions
  • 芳心ほうしん相手の親切な心。 親切を尽くすこと。kind intentions
  • 芳信ほうしん相手の信書に敬意を表す言い方。お手紙。letter, news that flowers have bloomed
  • 芳書ほうしょ相手の書簡に敬意を表す言い方。お手紙。your esteemed letter, your highly regarded writing
  • 芳烈ほうれつaromatic, heroic deed, outstanding achievement
  • 芳墨ほうぼく香りの良い墨。 相手の手紙に敬意を表す言い方。お手紙。scented India ink, fragrant sumi, your esteemed letter, your highly regarded writing
  • 芳気ほうき香り。良い香り。fragrant scent
  • 芳草ほうそう芳香のする草。香草。 春の草。fragrant herb
  • 芳枝ほうしfragrant branch of flowers
  • 芳春ほうしゅんspring, springtime
  • 芳韻ほういんChinese poem, poem, rhyme
  • 芳詠ほうえいpoem
  • 芳縁ほうえんgood fate, auspicious fate
  • 芳恩ほうおんfavour, favor, kindness, obligation

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(45 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-4
Four Corner
4422.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k4.1
Heisig
532
Nelson
3907