What is the Kanji for "Smoke"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Smoke", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Smoke" is "煙".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Kemu" and "Kemuri".

Its onyomi reading is "En".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". And The component "垔" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "煙" mean in japanese?

"煙" means "Smoke".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

禁煙: "Quit smoking". The verbal noun '禁煙 (きんえん)' means 'quit smoking'. It refers to the act of abstaining from smoking or stopping the habit of smoking. This term is often used in the context of public health campaigns, policies, or personal decisions to stop smoking. For example: I'm going to quit smoking - (禁煙することにした). No smoking allowed - (禁煙エリア)

煙: "Smoke". The noun '煙 (けむり)' refers to the visible, gaseous product of combustion. It is used to describe the airborne particles and vapors given off by burning materials, such as in a fire or from a cigarette. '煙 (けむり)' can be used to describe both literal smoke as well as metaphorical/figurative smoke. For example: There is smoke coming from the chimney - (煙が煙突から出ている). The battle was obscured by smoke - (戦いは煙に包まれていた).

煙突: "Chimney". The Japanese noun '煙突 (えんとつ)' means 'chimney'. A chimney is a vertical structure that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fire or furnace. Chimneys are often found on houses, buildings, and industrial facilities. For example: The house has a tall chimney - (その家には高い煙突がある). The factory's smokestacks were billowing smoke - (工場の煙突から煙が噴き出していた).

喫煙: "Smoking". The verbal noun '喫煙 (きつえん)' means 'smoking'. This noun refers to the action of inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke. It is commonly used to describe the act of smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products. For example: Smoking is prohibited in this area - (この地域では喫煙が禁止されています). I need to go out for a smoking break - (喫煙の休憩に出ないといけません).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.