Word details

香ばしい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 香ばしい.

Dictionary

Entry

香ばしい芳ばしいうばし~い Adj.Freq #12007
1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

Examples
オーブントースターのタイマーが鳴る。食パンがコンガリ焼けた、香ばしい匂い。
The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

incense, smell, perfume

9 strokesFrequency 859JLPT N2Grade 4

On

コウキョウ

Kun

かお.りかお.る

Nanori

こおひゃんよし

perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant

7 strokesFrequency 1,302JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ホウ

Kun

かんば.しい

Nanori

かおるみちやすよし

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