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薫

send forth fragrance
Stroke count: 16

Readings

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Kun readingかお.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. send forth fragrance
    薫さんはアメリカに行っています。Kaoru has gone to America.tatoeba
    薫28歳の夏の話。The tale tells of the summer when Kaoru was 28 years old.wiki
  2. fragrantRtK
  3. be scented
  4. smoke (tobacco)
  1. aroma
  2. fragrance
  3. scent
  4. smell

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · heavy · thousand · ri · computer · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1812

Compound words

薫りかおり
aroma
薫るかおる
to smell sweet
薫香くんこう
incense
薫蒸くんじょう
fumigation
薫製くんせい
smoked food
薫陶くんとう
education
薫風くんぷう
balmy breeze
余薫よくん
lingering odor
薫らすくゆらす
to smoke (e.g. a pipe)
風薫るかぜかおる
(subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer
薫蒸消毒くんじょうしょうどく
fumigation

Additional Examples

小山内薫作の戯曲。
A play written by Kaoru OSANAI.wiki
薫28歳の夏の話。
The tale tells of the summer when Kaoru was 28 years old.wiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 薫

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step