This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、かんば.しい
Romaji: hou, kanba.shii
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: お、かおる、は、ほ、みち、やす、よし
Romaji: o, kaoru, ha, ho, michi, yasu, yoshi
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Meanings

perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1302
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  bang
Chinese Reading:  fang1
Unicode:  82b3
JIS:  4B27

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2210
Nelson Index: 3907
New Nelson Index: 4979
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k4.1
Four Corner Index: 4422.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1791
Gakken Index: 1339
Japanese Names Index: 480
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30736P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0556
Remembering the kanji Index: 493
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1696
Kodansha Compact Index: 643
Kanji in Context Index: 1665
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1404
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1893
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 504
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 532
Essential Kanji Index: 1316
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2739
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1945
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1143

Words

芳香 (ほうこう)
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
芳しい (かんばしい)
sweet; fragrant; aromatic; good (e.g. reputation, rumor); favorable
芳樹 (ほうじゅ)
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
芳香剤 (ほうこうざい)
aromatic
芳信 (ほうしん)
honorific reference to another's letter; tidings of peach blossoms
香しい (かぐわしい)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
蘇芳 (すおう)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour) (color); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
芳香を放つ (ほうこうをはなつ)
to give out (off) fragrance
遺芳 (いほう)
memory or autograph of deceased
芳香族化合物 (ほうこうぞくかごうぶつ)
aromatic compounds
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