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[こう()···]
koubashii
i adjective

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koubashii

English Meaning(s) for 香ばしい

i adjective
  1. aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

Definition and Synonyms for 香ばしい

Fragrant pleasant-smelling
Synonyms: かぐわしい, 匂やか, 匂いやか, 芳しい, 香ばしい
Sweet 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 香ばしい

» incense; smell; perfume

Categories 香ばしい 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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Conjugations for 香ばしい

Adjective stem
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koubashi
te-form
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koubashikute
Negative te-form
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koubashikunakute
Adverbial Form
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koubashiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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koubashii
Present Indicative Negative Form
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koubashikunai
Past Indicative Form
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koubashikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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koubashikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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koubashikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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koubashikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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koubashikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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koubashikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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koubashikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
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koubashisa

Sample Sentences for 香ばしい

The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.

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