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What does 香ばしい (こうばしい, koubashii) mean?

香ばしい (こうばしい, koubashii) means aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling.

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Readingこうばしい
Romajikoubashii
Part of speechi-adjective
こうばしい
koubashii

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling

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

Also written: 芳ばしい

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