16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)

Kun'yomi
  • to smell sweet
On'yomi
  • クン
    pleasant smell ②pleasant-smelling vegetation
Nanori
  • aroma
  • かおる
  • かほ
  • かほる
  • くに
  • しげ
  • にほ
  • のぶ
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かお 58.6%
クン 41.4%

Character Breakdown

send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented
かお.る クン かおり (9th, N1)
correct
トウ ただ.す (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

(subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer
lingering odor
moral influence
good influence
fragrant smoke
influencing people by one's virtue
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References

Unicode hex code 85AB
JIS X 0208 1-23-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4073
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5223
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2371
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3005
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1535
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2094
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1681
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1812
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1735
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2567
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1360
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32173
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1192
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1774
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1906
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1708
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1847
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1710
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 668
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1697
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k13.17
Four corner code 4433.1
De Roo Code 1940