薫 = 艹 + 重 + 灬

薫 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fragrant”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort), 重 (heavy) and 灬 (fire radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1812.

Keyword: fragrant
RTK frame: 1812
Strokes: 16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): クン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かお.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: send forth fragrance, ароматный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 薫 a medicinal herb

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 薫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “heavy” + “fire radical”. 薫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 薫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.