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薫

薫 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

「薰」の異体字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • クンHS
Kun (native)
  • かお(る)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • かおり
  • かおる
  • かほ
  • かほる
  • くに
  • しげ
  • にほ
  • のぶ
  • よし
Other languages
  • 拼音xun1
  • 한글hun
  • Hán-ViệtHuân

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

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+85AB

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹𤋱

Words using this kanji

  • 薫くんpleasant smell, aroma, fragrance, scent
  • 薫香くんこうよい香り。芳香。 たいて燻らすと芳香な香料。incense, fragrance
  • 薫陶くんとう徳教によって訓育すること。人徳・品位などで人を感化し、よい方へ導くこと。 徳教によって訓育する。education, training, discipline
  • 薫風くんぷう初夏、木々の新緑の中を通って吹いてくる心地よい風。balmy breeze, summer breeze
  • 薫育くんいくmoral influence, moral education
  • 薫染くんせん香気が移って、染み込むこと。 よい感化を受けること。good influence
  • 薫煙くんえんよい薫りがする煙。fragrant smoke, aromatic smoke
  • 薫化くんか徳により感化させ、よい方向へ導くこと。influencing people by one's virtue
  • 薫物たきものincense, mixture of fragrant woods, etc. used for making incense
  • 薫くたくto burn (usu. incense)
  • 薫ずるくんずるto be fragrant
  • 薫じるくんじるto be fragrant
  • 薫蒸消毒くんじょうしょうどくfumigation

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(16 results)

Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-13
Four Corner
4433.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k13.17
Heisig
1812
Nelson
4073