漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
芳: perfume, balmy
Also: favorable, fragrant
JLPT N17 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 方 gives the sound
7 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ホウhou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 芳香ほうこうperfume; fragrance; aroma
- 遺芳いほうmemory or autograph of deceased
かんばしいkanbashii · kun'yomi · on its own
- 芳しいかんばしいsweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
芳 takes the 方 family's reading, ボウ (bou).
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fāng
Same form: 芳 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 芳 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 芳 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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