Gankou - Gankou

Japanese: 翫香 - がんこう
Gankou - Gankou

…There are also plant-based substances such as aloeswood, frankincense, and cloves, and animal-based substances such as musk and ambergris. Their uses are broadly divided into offering incense, empty incense, and savoring incense. Incense intoxicates people and induces them to a state of ecstasy, while also having mystical and magical effects, and has been an indispensable part of rituals since ancient times. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "翫香" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沈香(じんこう),乳香,丁字(ちようじ)のような植物質,麝香(じやこう),竜涎香(りゆうぜんこう)のごとき動物質もある。その用法は供香(そなえこう),空香(そらだき),翫香(がんこう)に大別される。香は人を陶酔させ,脱我的な歓喜に誘うとともに,神秘的,呪術的な作用をもち,太古から祭祀に不可欠なものであった。…

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