Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 芳香 【ホウコウ】 perfume, fragrance, aroma, balm, sweet scent
  • 芳韻 【ホウイン】 Chinese poem, poem, rhyme
  • 遺芳 【イホウ】 memory or autograph of deceased
  • 余芳 【ヨホウ】 lingering fragrance, continuing fame (after death)

Kun reading compounds

  • 芳しい 【かんばしい】 sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic, good (reputation, condition, results, etc.), favorable

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 かおる、 は、 ほ、 みち、 やす、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang1
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • perfume
  • bálsamo
  • aroma
  • prefijo de respeto
  • frangante
  • aromático
  • perfumado

Portuguese

  • perfume
  • calmante
  • cheiroso
  • fragrante

French

  • parfum
  • embaumé
  • parfumé
1791 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1339 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3907 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1316 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1696 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
480 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1775 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1907 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1665 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
643 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2739 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1404 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1893 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
504 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30736P Morohashi
2210 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4979 New Nelson (John Haig)
493 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
532 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1143 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1945 2001 Kanji
3k4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4422.7 Four corner code
1-43-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82b3 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
recitation, poem, song, composing
Kun:
よ.むうた.う
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 詠 【エイ】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem
  • 詠歌 【エイカ】 poem (esp. tanka), song, composition of a poem or song, pilgrim's song, pilgrim's hymn, singing a poem or song in a loud voice
  • 朗詠 【ロウエイ】 recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
  • 遺詠 【イエイ】 posthumous song or poem

Kun reading compounds

  • 詠む 【よむ】 to compose (a Japanese poem), to write, to use as the theme of a poem, to recite (e.g. a poem), to chant, to intone
  • 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)

Readings

Japanese names:
うた、 え、 ええ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • recital
  • composición
  • poesía
  • recitar
  • componer
  • escribir poesía

Portuguese

  • recital
  • poema
  • canção
  • composição

French

  • composer (un poème)
  • récitation
  • poème
  • chanson
1016 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1942 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4336 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1161 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1749 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1664 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1209 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1272 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1905 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1669 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1894 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1004 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1360 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
351 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35409 Morohashi
1500 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5584 New Nelson (John Haig)
345 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
369 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1583 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3042 2001 Kanji
7a5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
0363.2 Four corner code
1-17-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a60 Unicode hex code