# 芳 — fragrant

芳 means “fragrant”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). Kun'yomi: かんば(しい) (kanbashii). You'll see it in words such as 芳しい (kanbashii, “sweet-smelling; fragrant”).

- Meaning: fragrant
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: かんば(しい) (kanbashii)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 芳

Sounds like 方: both read ホウ.

Parts: 艹 grass · 方 direction; banner

## Words with 芳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 芳しい | かんばしい (kanbashii) | sweet-smelling; fragrant |

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [柳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/) · [茂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/) · [繁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lush/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [菊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/) · [芳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/. Last updated 2026-11-01.