# 香 — fragrance; incense

香 means “fragrance; incense”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: かお(り) (kaori). You'll see it in words such as 香り (kaori, “aroma; fragrance”).

- Meaning: fragrance; incense
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: かお(り) (kaori)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Plants & farming

## How to remember 香

Parts: 禾 grain · 日 sun; day

## Words with 香

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 香り | かおり (kaori) | aroma; fragrance |
| 香る | かおる (kaoru) | to smell sweet; to be fragrant |
| 香ばしい | こうばしい (koubashii) | aromatic; fragrant |

## More in the “Plants & farming” set

[香](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fragrance/) · [茨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thorn/) · [梨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pear/) · [枝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/branch/) · [咲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bloom/) · [耕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/plough/) · [柿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/persimmon/) · [枯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wither/)

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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/n2-kanji/fragrance/. Last updated 2026-11-01.