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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

馨

Readings

Kana: ケイ、キョウ、かお.る、かおり
Romaji: kei, kyō, kao.ru, kaori
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: か、かおる、きよ、よし、かほる
Romaji: ka, kaoru, kiyo, yoshi, kahoru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fragrant, balmy, favourable

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  186
Frequency:  2164
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-11-9
Korean Reading:  hyeong
Chinese Reading:  xing1
Unicode:  99a8
JIS:  333E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2879
Nelson Index: 5190
New Nelson Index: 6724
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c16.2
Four Corner Index: 4760.9
Japanese Names Index: 2904
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44559
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0457
Remembering the kanji Index: 2925
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1841
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2505
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2933
Essential Kanji Index: 1930
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3575

Words

黄素馨 (きそけい)
Jasminum umile var. revolutum; curled flower yellow jasmine
香しい (かぐわしい)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
芳しい (かんばしい)
sweet; fragrant; aromatic; good (e.g. reputation, rumor); favorable
馨香 (けいこう)
fragrance; perfume; aroma; honor; honour; fame
香り (かおり)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
素馨 (そけい、ソケイ)
Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
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