Word Meaning 煙突

えんとつ entotsu

煙突 is read as えんとつ (entotsu) and means carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter.

Meaning

English

  1. carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
  2. chimney
  3. smokestack
  4. funnel (of a ship)
  5. stovepipe

Reading

Kana

えんとつ

Romaji

entotsu

Writing Variants

  • 烟突 えんとつ entotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 7463 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

集合煙突

しゅうごうえんとつ

collective chimney

煙突効果

えんとつこうか

stack effect

煙突掃除人

えんとつそうじにん

chimney sweep

煙突掃除夫

えんとつそうじふ

chimney sweeper (cleaner)

煙突掃除

えんとつそうじ

chimney sweeping (cleaning)

煙突の笠

えんとつのかさ

chimney cap

烹炊煙突

ほうすいえんとつ

galley stovepipe

けむり

smoke

煙い

けむい

smoky

煙る

けむる

to be hazy

煙たい

けむたい

smoky

煙草

えんそう

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

Example Sentences

10

えんとつからしろいけむりがあがっている。

White smoke is rising from the chimney.

The chimney needs to be cleaned.

That chimney is very high.

Smoke is rising from the chimney.

The chimney began to give out smoke.

Smoke was rising from the chimney.

Black smoke came out of the chimney.

The chimney needs to be cleaned.

The smoke poured out of the chimney.

A chimney carries smoke from a fireplace to the outside.