adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. aromatic, heroic deed, outstanding achievement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
芳烈 ほうれつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

perfume, balmy, favorable
かおる ホウ かんば.しい (Late Jr. High, 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)
ardent, violent, vehement
レツ はげ.しい やす (Early Jr. High, N1)
file, row, rank
レツ れっ レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ