金木犀

きんもくせい

Also written キンモクセイ

Meanings

1. Noun fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)

Kanji

• 金 money. Read as キン.
• 木 tree. Read as モク.
• 犀 rhinoceros. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 風に乗ってどこからともなく金木犀の香りがした。秋を感じた瞬間だった。
  You could smell the fragrant olives as they rode the wind aimlessly. In that moment it felt like autumn.

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