Keyword
nice smell
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig977
Readings
かお
(41%)
こう
(35%)
(9%)
こり
(9%)
(1%)
Composed of
grain plant
sun
Used in kanji (2 in total)
heavenly smell
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Used in vocabulary (214 in total)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
incense
perfume; scent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
spice; spices; condiment
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
Hong Kong; Hongkong
incense stick
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
herb; fragrant grass
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
censer; incense burner
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
fragrance
Kagawa (prefecture)
incense
toy fireworks; sparklers
burning (offer) incense
fragrant; aromatic
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
to cense; to burn incense
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
smell of the sea
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
bottle of perfume (scent)
pickled vegetables; pickles
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
pickled vegetables
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
fragrance of flowers
to give out (off) fragrance
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
incense smoke
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
lingering scent
incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke
frankincense; olibanum
smell of new wood
fragrance of flowers
incense; incense powder
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to cense; to burn incense
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
incense; fragrance
perfume on the clothing
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
smelling of incense; overly pious
incense container
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
promoted lance
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
fine incense
incense box
Hong Kong dollar
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
incense holder; incense burner
pickled vegetables
(play or film) cast list
perfume pouch; incense bag; metallic scent ball (hung inside house, vehicle, etc.)
Hong Konger; person from Hong Kong
pickled vegetables
unscented; non-scented; fragrance-free; unflavoured
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
lingering odor; lingering odour
present given in return for funeral offering
lingering scent
pickled vegetables
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
great fragrance
to smell incense
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
incense tray; incense burner; programme (theater); seating arrangement (in a theater)
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
storax (resin); styrax; storax (Liquidambar orientalis); styrax
Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis)
five-spice powder
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
altar, stand or table for burning incense
lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
star anise (Illicium verum)
Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
incense-smelling game
roasted barley flour; parched flour with various ingredients added and drunk in hot water
flavoring; flavouring; spice
portable incense burner (ball-shaped and carried in one's clothes)
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
incense tray
artificial flavoring; synthetic perfume
toy fireworks; sparklers
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
natural perfume; naturally fragrances
pickled vegetables
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
return of Hong Kong (to mainland China)
scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
pickled vegetables; pickles
perfume pouch; incense bag; metallic scent ball (hung inside house, vehicle, etc.)
pickled vegetables; pickles
fragrance; perfume; aroma; honor; honour; fame
upsetting others with one's odour (strong perfume, etc.)
lingering odor of giver (clothes, etc.) (odour)
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
having few faults as well as few virtues; (lit.) not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
incense container
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
incense; incense powder
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
having few faults as well as few virtues; (lit.) not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
Japanese aster (Kalimeris pinnatifida); false aster
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
Viverridae (family of civets)
wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family)
Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)
Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)
galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
musk water; musk scent
master perfume maker
sweet-smelling wood
fragrant oil; essential oil
incense clock (marks time with a smouldering train of incense)
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung
banquet and concert pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
aromatic rice; fragrant rice
incense scoop
incense chopsticks
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.)
aromaticity; aromatic property
incense altar
tabletop incense burner
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
incense-comparing game
tiles used in incense-guessing games
yuxiang (Chinese seasoning mixture)
spikenard (essential oil, perfume); nard
brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
night jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum); night jasmine; lady of the night; queen of the night
Mosla punctulata (plant)
Mosla punctulata (plant)
muskox (Ovibos moschatus); musk ox
Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
suni (Neotragus moschatus)
star anise (Illicium verum)
dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
Lindera communis (species of spicebush)
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
caraway (Carum carvi); dill (Anethum graveolens)
Examples (72 in total)
This flower gives off a strong fragrance.
The flowers give off a very pleasant perfume.
I love the smell of coffee.