| 1255 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 832 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1059 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1014 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1682 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1911 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44518 | Morohashi |
| 2568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 911 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 977 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1301 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 香 【コウ】 incense
- 香水 【コウスイ】 perfume, scent
- 線香 【センコウ】 incense stick
- 焼香 【ショウコウ】 burning (offer) incense
- 香 【キョウ】 lance
- 香車 【キョウシャ】 lance
- 異香 【イキョウ】 great fragrance
- 茴香 【ウイキョウ】 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Kun reading compounds
- 香 【か】 smell (esp. a good smell), fragrance, scent, aroma, perfume
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
- 木の香 【きのか】 smell of new wood
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 香りがする 【かおりがする】 to smell, to smell of, to have a smell
- 香る 【かおる】 to smell sweet, to be fragrant
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 こお、 ひゃん、 よし
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- incienso
- perfume
- fragancia
- aroma
- dar olor
Portuguese
- incenso
- cheiro
- perfume
French
- senteur
- encens
- parfum
| 2278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-8 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9999 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焚刑 【フンケイ】 burning at the stake
- 焚書 【フンショ】 book burning
Kun reading compounds
- 焚く 【たく】 to burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire), to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler), to use (a camera flash)
- 焼く 【やく】 to burn, to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue, to heat, to heat up, to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn, to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn, to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc), to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3450 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 19100 | Morohashi |
| 2778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3434 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2537 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2597 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4d8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4480.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 711a | Unicode hex code |