Onyomi: エン · Kunyomi: けむ.い, けむ.る, けむり · Meanings: smoke
Kanji for smoke
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The kanji 煙 combines the fire radical 火 on the left and the character 烟 (phonetic part, showing a person or thing rising). The fire radical shows that smoke comes from fire, while the right side represents the rising shape of smoke curling into the air. In ancient times, people noticed smoke rising from fires and used this combination to depict it. Over time, 煙 came to mean “smoke,” the visible air from burning objects.
Formed from 火 (fire) and a rising shape, 煙 shows smoke curling up from fire. It represents smoke, fumes, or vapor.
This kanji declares: fire (火) produces smoke rising into the air — 煙 means smoke. Imagine a campfire and watch the gray smoke curl up above it. Every time you see 煙, think of fire sending its smoke into the sky.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 煙 | けむり | smoke, fumes | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 煙草 | タバコ | tobacco, cigarette, cigar | common JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 煙突 | えんとつ | chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 花火 | はなび | fireworks | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 煙たい | けむたい | smoky | common JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 煙る | けむる | to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 煙い | けむい | smoky | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 煙幕 | えんまく | smokescreen | Noun |
| タバコを吸う | タバコをすう | to smoke a cigarette, to smoke | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending |
| タバコを止める | タバコをやめる | to give up smoking, to stop smoking | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb |