暗香

Chinese

 
dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (暗香)
simp. #(暗香)

Pronunciation


Noun

暗香

  1. subtle and delicate fragrance (of a flower)
  2. (literary) scent of the plum blossom; (metonymically) plum flower

Derived terms

  • 冷蕊暗香
  • 暗香幽豔暗香幽艳
  • 暗香疏影
  • 疏影暗香

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (暗香):
  • Japanese: 暗香(あんこう) (ankō)
  • Korean: 암향(暗香) (amhyang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

(あん)(こう) • (ankō) 

  1. a fragrance or scent from nowhere in particular; often alludes to the scent of plums
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