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薫 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

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準2High school level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
クンくん · kun
Kun
かお.るkao.ru
Meaning
fragrance; good influence

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass plus smoking with fire: fragrant herbs; also a good influence that permeates people.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onクンくんkun薫風くんぷう薫陶くんとう
Kunかおるkaoru薫るかおる薫りかおり

Compare: 香る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 薫風くんぷう

    balmy early-summer breeze

  • 薫陶くんとう

    moral guidance

More words with this kanji

  • 薫蕕くんゆう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

五(ご)月(がつ)は若葉(わかば)が薫(かお)る季節(きせつ)だ。

May is the season when young leaves send out their fragrance.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading クンAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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