香ばしい

こうばしい

Also written 芳ばしい

Meanings

1. い-adjective aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

Kanji

• 香 fragrance. Read as コウ.

Example sentences

• 焼きたてパンの香ばしい香りが好き。
  I like the smell of freshly-baked bread.

Common phrases

• 香ばしい香り
• 香ばしい風味
• 香ばしい匂い

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