しょう
焼
こう
香

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. burning (offer) incense.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
焼
こう
香
 焼香 しょうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bake, burning
や.く　やき　ショウ (4th, N2)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
high, far
ギョウ　たか.い　たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass
キ　ケ　くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
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)