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 煙火, 煙幕, 煙になる, 煙り出し.

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

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 165 entries that include this kanji.

煙火

はなび

fireworks

煙幕

えんまく

smokescreen

煙になる

けむになる

to go up in smoke

煙り出し

けむりだし

chimney

煙を吐く

けむりをはく

to emit smoke

煙雨

えんう

misty, fine or drizzling rain

煙害

えんがい

smoke pollution

煙感知器

けむりかんちき

smoke detector

煙管

キセル

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem

煙管ボイラー

えんかんボイラー

fire-tube boiler

煙玉

けむりだま

smoke bomb

煙警報器

えんけいほうき

smoke alarm

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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 character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.