Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2164 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 20

Meaning: fragrant, balmy, favourable

Kunyomi: かお.る かおり

Onyomi: ケイ キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fragrance

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケイコウ fragrance, perfume, aroma, honor, honour, fame

ソケイ Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)

黄素 キソケイ Jasminum umile var. revolutum, curled flower yellow jasmine

Kunyomi Examples

香る かおる to smell sweet, to be fragrant

香り かおり aroma, fragrance, scent, smell