香ばしい・芳ばしい|こうばしいkoubashii[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivearomatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
   オーブントースターのタイマーが鳴なる。食パンしょくぱんがコンガリ焼やけた、香こうばしい匂におい。↗

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

• Synonym芳しいかんばしいWrittenSame word as above; also written 「芳しい」「馨しい」, rather archaic; the negative 「芳しくない」 is read 「かんばしくない」.
• SynonymかぐわしいWrittenElegant written word for a sweet, rich fragrance, mostly flower scents, also for something alluring; 「香ばしい」 is the savory smell of roasting, toasting or burning.
• Related匂やかにおやかWrittenArchaic written word for sweet fragrance and delicate beauty; used mostly of beautiful women.
• Related匂いやかにおいやかWrittenArchaic and rare; sweet scent and glossy beauty; unlike 「香ばしい」, it is not used for the savory smell of roasted food.
• Antonym焦げ臭いこげくさいNeutralThe unpleasant smell of something burnt or scorched — the opposite of 「香ばしい」's appetizing aroma.

Use 「香ばしい」 for the appetizing roasted, toasted or burning aroma, as in 「香ばしい匂い」 and 「香ばしく焼く」. For sweet flower fragrance say 「かぐわしい」; the opposite, a burnt smell, is 「焦げ臭い」.

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1. 煎いったり焼やいたりした食物しょくもつの匂においが良よい。
2. あやしい。あぶない。痛々いたいたしい。