What does kanji 煙 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 煙 is smoke.

How is kanji 煙 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 煙 are けむ.る, けむり, けむ.い; the onyomi readings are エン.

What is the main radical of kanji 煙?

The main radical for kanji 煙 is 火.

What words use kanji 煙?

Example words that use kanji 煙 include 煙, 花火, 煙い, 煙たい.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 4

煙

Meaning

Kanji 煙

smoke

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: けむ.るけむりけむ.い
Onyomi 音読み: エン
Nanori 名乗り: たば

Variant: 烟 (Itaiji) , 𤇆 (Itaiji) , 㷑 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #1290
Strokes: 13
Radical: 火
Components: 土 • 火 • 西
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 禋 • 堙 • 湮 • 陻 • 鄄 • 垔 • 甄

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 166 entries that include this kanji.

煙

けむり

smoke

花火

はなび

fireworks

煙い

けむい

smoky

煙たい

けむたい

smoky

煙る

けむる

to be hazy

煙突

えんとつ

carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

煙草

えんそう

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

煙幕

えんまく

smokescreen

キセル乗り

キセルのり

cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

キセル乗車

キセルじょうしゃ

cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

タバコを吸う

タバコをすう

to smoke a cigarette

タバコを止める

タバコをやめる

to give up smoking

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

煙が窓から外へ流れていった。

Smoke drifted out through the window.

山の向こうに黒い煙が見える。

Black smoke can be seen beyond the mountain.

工場の煙が空にのぼった。

Smoke from the factory rose into the sky.

風で煙がこちらへ来た。

The wind blew the smoke this way.

煙のにおいが服に残った。

The smell of smoke remained on my clothes.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 19 related entries

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