薫
薫·fragrance, be fragrant, smoke-cure
- On-yomi
- クン
- Kun-yomi
- かお.る
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薫製 | くんせい | smoked food |
| 薫る | かおる | to be fragrant |
| 薫陶 | くんとう | instruction by example, moral training |
| 薫風 | くんぷう | early-summer breeze |
Example sentences
薫製のチーズを買ってきた。
くんせいのちーずをかってきた。
I bought some smoked cheese.
五月の風が薫る季節になった。
ごがつのかぜがかおるきせつになった。
The season of fragrant May breezes has come.
彼は恩師の薫陶を受けた。
かれはおんしのくんとうをうけた。
He was shaped by his mentor's example.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 薫薰The everyday spelling is 薫; check that the bottom has the fire dots 灬.
- 薫勲勲 (merit, 勲章) has the same body but 力 instead of the grass top 艹.
Common mistakes
- 香る is the general 'smell sweet'; 薫る is literary and used of breezes and reputations.
- 薫製 is also written 燻製 — both are くんせい.
Memory aid
Picture it
Grass 艹 over fire dots 灬: herbs set smouldering, and the scent rises through everything.
Quick check
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