Keyword
nice smell
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig977
Readings
かお
(41%)
こう
(35%)
(9%)
こり
(9%)
(1%)
Composed of
grain plant
sun
Used in kanji (2 in total)
heavenly smell
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Used in vocabulary (214 in total)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
incense
perfume; scent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
spice; spices; condiment
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
Hong Kong; Hongkong
incense stick
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
herb; fragrant grass
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
censer; incense burner
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
fragrance
incense
Kagawa (prefecture)
toy fireworks; sparklers
burning (offer) incense
fragrant; aromatic
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
to cense; to burn incense
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
smell of the sea
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
bottle of perfume (scent)
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
pickled vegetables; pickles
pickled vegetables
fragrance of flowers
to give out (off) fragrance
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
incense smoke
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
lingering scent
incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke
frankincense; olibanum
incense; incense powder
smell of new wood
fragrance of flowers
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
to cense; to burn incense
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
incense; fragrance
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
incense container
smelling of incense; overly pious
perfume on the clothing
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
promoted lance
fine incense
incense box
Hong Kong dollar
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
incense holder; incense burner
pickled vegetables
(play or film) cast list
perfume pouch; incense bag; metallic scent ball (hung inside house, vehicle, etc.)
Hong Konger; person from Hong Kong
pickled vegetables
unscented; non-scented; fragrance-free; unflavoured
lingering odor; lingering odour
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
present given in return for funeral offering
lingering scent
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
pickled vegetables
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
great fragrance
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
storax (resin); styrax; storax (Liquidambar orientalis); styrax
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
incense tray; incense burner; programme (theater); seating arrangement (in a theater)
to smell incense
altar, stand or table for burning incense
Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis)
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
five-spice powder
star anise (Illicium verum)
Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
incense-smelling game
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
flavoring; flavouring; spice
roasted barley flour; parched flour with various ingredients added and drunk in hot water
portable incense burner (ball-shaped and carried in one's clothes)
incense tray
artificial flavoring; synthetic perfume
scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
toy fireworks; sparklers
pickled vegetables
natural perfume; naturally fragrances
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha
return of Hong Kong (to mainland China)
pickled vegetables; pickles
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
perfume pouch; incense bag; metallic scent ball (hung inside house, vehicle, etc.)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
incense container
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
upsetting others with one's odour (strong perfume, etc.)
pickled vegetables; pickles
lingering odor of giver (clothes, etc.) (odour)
sweet-smelling wood
fragrance; perfume; aroma; honor; honour; fame
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
having few faults as well as few virtues; (lit.) not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
incense; incense powder
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
having few faults as well as few virtues; (lit.) not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family)
Viverridae (family of civets)
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
Japanese aster (Kalimeris pinnatifida); false aster
Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)
Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)
galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
musk water; musk scent
master perfume maker
fragrant oil; essential oil
incense clock (marks time with a smouldering train of incense)
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung
banquet and concert pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
aromatic rice; fragrant rice
incense scoop
incense chopsticks
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.)
aromaticity; aromatic property
incense altar
tabletop incense burner
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
incense-comparing game
tiles used in incense-guessing games
yuxiang (Chinese seasoning mixture)
spikenard (essential oil, perfume); nard
brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
night jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum); night jasmine; lady of the night; queen of the night
Mosla punctulata (plant)
Mosla punctulata (plant)
muskox (Ovibos moschatus); musk ox
Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
suni (Neotragus moschatus)
star anise (Illicium verum)
dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
Lindera communis (species of spicebush)
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
caraway (Carum carvi); dill (Anethum graveolens)
Examples (72 in total)
This flower gives off a strong fragrance.
The flowers give off a very pleasant perfume.
I love the smell of coffee.