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煙
Smoke
けむり (kemuri), けむる (kemuru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
煙 is used in many everyday words such as 禁煙 (no smoking) and 喫煙 (smoking), which you'll often see on signs across Japan.
Memory Trick
Imagine smoke rising from a fire and filling the air. The fire radical (火) helps you remember smoke.
Readings
Onyomi: エン (en)
Kunyomi: けむり (kemuri), けむる (kemuru)
Example Words
煙
けむり (kemuri)
Smoke
禁煙
きんえん (kin'en)
No smoking
喫煙
きつえん (kitsuen)
Smoking
煙草
たばこ (tabako)
Cigarette
Example Sentence
煙が空へ上がっています。
けむり が そら へ あがっています。
kemuri ga sora e agatteimasu
Smoke is rising into the sky.