常香

Japanese

Kanji in this term
常	香
じょう Grade: 5	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 常(じょう) (jō, “permanent”) + 香(こう) (kō, “incense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

常(じょう)香(こう) • (jōkō) 

1. incense that burn in front of Buddhist altar (仏(ぶつ)壇(だん) (butsudan)) continuously

Synonyms

• 不(ふ)断(だん)香(こう) (fudankō)