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芳

perfume
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingかんば.しい
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. perfume
    現在のその市の財政は芳しくない。The present state of the city's finances is not good.tatoeba
    蓮の花はなんとも言えない芳香をはなっていた。The lotus blossoms diffused an inexpressibly pleasant scent.tatoeba
  2. balmy
  3. favorable
  4. fragrant
  5. perfumedRtK
  1. sweet-smelling
  2. aromatic
  3. good (reputation, condition, results, etc.)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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perfume · flowers (艹) · compass · direction (方)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 532

Compound words

芳香ほうこう
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
芳しいかんばしい
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
遺芳いほう
memory or autograph of deceased
芳紀ほうき
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness
芳志ほうし
(your) kindness
芳醇ほうじゅん
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol)
芳名ほうめい
your name
芳菲ほうひ
scent of flowers
余芳よほう
lingering fragrance
芳名録ほうめいろく
visitors' book
芳しくないかんばしくない
poor
芳しく無いかんばしくない
poor
来客芳名録らいきゃくほうめいろく
guest book
栴檀は双葉より芳しせんだんはふたばよりかんばし
genius shows from childhood

Additional Examples

芳男は反証があるにもかかわらず、そう信じ続けた。
Yoshio persisted in believing that in spite of the evidence.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 芳

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