• 薫風くんぷう — mild early-summer breeze with a gentle scent
• 薫香くんこう — fragrant incense; sweet perfume
• 薫陶くんとう — formative influence; moral guidance
• 薫製くんせい — smoked food; usually written with 燻 rather than 薫
• 薫かおる — to smell sweet; to give off a pleasant scent

With the plant radical 艹 on top, 薫 suggests the scent rising from herbs, grass, or incense. Think of warmth and smoke lifting the smell of leaves and flowers into the air — a soft, natural fragrance rather than a sharp perfume.