7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant

Kun'yomi
  • sweet-smelling ②good (reputation, condition, results, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ホウ
Nanori
  • かおる
  • みち
  • やす
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かおる 46.1%
ホウ 35.4%
かんばしい 12.2%
よし 6.3%

Character Breakdown

perfume, balmy, favorable
かおる ホウ かんば.しい (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol)
sweet-smelling ②good (reputation, condition, results, etc.)
kind intentions
your name ②one's good name
memory or autograph of deceased
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness
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References

Unicode hex code 82B3
JIS X 0208 1-43-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3907
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4979
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2210
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2739
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1404
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1893
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 493
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1339
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 480
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1316
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30736P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1791
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1775
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1907
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1696
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1143
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1665
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 643
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 504
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k4.1
Four corner code 4422.7
De Roo Code 1945