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[かんば()··]
kanbashii
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[かんば()··]
kanbashii
[かんば()··]
kanbashii

English Meaning(s) for 芳しい

i adjective
  1. sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic
  2. good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable (usu. in the negative)

Definition and Synonyms for 芳しい

Fragrant pleasant-smelling
Synonyms: かぐわしい, 匂やか, 匂いやか, 芳しい, 香ばしい
Sweet-Scented having a natural fragrance
Synonyms: かぐわしい, 芳しい
Sweet pleasing to the senses
Synonyms: うまい, かわいい, めんこい, スイート, かぐわしい, 愛おしい, 愛らしい, 愛くるしい, 甘美, 芳しい, 香ばしい
Scent a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Synonyms: かぐわしい, パフューム, フレグランス, 異香, 芳しい, 芳香, 薫香, 香り, 香る, 香ばしい, 香料, 香気, 馨香

Meanings for each kanji in 芳しい

» perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant

Categories 芳しい is a member of

Odor the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 芳しい

Conjugations for 芳しい

Adjective stem
[かんば()·]
kanbashi
te-form
[かんば()···]
kanbashikute
Negative te-form
[かんば()·····]
kanbashikunakute
Adverbial Form
[かんば()··]
kanbashiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[かんば()··]
kanbashii
Present Indicative Negative Form
[かんば()····]
kanbashikunai
Past Indicative Form
[かんば()····]
kanbashikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[かんば()······]
kanbashikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[かんば()····]
kanbashikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[かんば()······]
kanbashikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[かんば()·····]
kanbashikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[かんば()·····]
kanbashikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[かんば()·······]
kanbashikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[かんば()··]
kanbashisa

Sample Sentences for 芳しい

The present state of the city's finances is not good.

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