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smoke · fumes · vapor
N3
On: えんKun: けむり、けむる、けむい

Memory Aid

Imagine a **FIRE** (火) burning under a **CHIMNEY** (the top part, resembling a roof with smoke rising) that releases **SMOKE**.

Vocabulary

けむりsmoke
喫煙きつえんsmoking
禁煙きんえんno smoking
煙突えんとつchimney
煙るけむるto smoke, to smolder

Example Sentences

部屋に煙が充満した。

The room was filled with smoke.

たき火が煙っていた。

The bonfire was smoldering.

この部屋はタバコでとても煙い。

This room is very smoky from cigarettes.

喫煙は健康に悪い。

Smoking is bad for your health.

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