adjective

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
香ばしい こうばしい
 
 
 
芳ばしい こうばしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

incense, smell, perfume
コウ かお.り か (7th, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)