香ばしい こうばしい aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.) #18,369 Meanings also 芳ばしい i-adjective aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing Its kanji 香 コウ、キョウ · か、かお.り、かお.る incense, smell, perfume