薫
scent; send forth fragrance; fragrant; be scented; smoke (tobacco)
16 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1849.
Readings
- クン (on reading): 薫陶 (くんとう) education; 薫風 (くんぷう) balmy breeze
- かおる (kun reading): 風薫る (かぜかおる) (subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer
Components
- 艹
- 襄
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- 一 radical one
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
- 日 radical sun; day
- ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
Words using 薫
- 薫陶 (くんとう) education
- 薫風 (くんぷう) balmy breeze
- 薫香 (くんこう) incense
- 余薫 (よくん) lingering odor
- 薫育 (くんいく) moral influence
- 風薫る (かぜかおる) (subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer
- 薫物 (たきもの) incense
- 薫く (たく) to burn (usu. incense)
- 空薫 (そらだき) burning incense without making its source obvious
15 words in all.