煙・烟|けむりkemuri[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
けむkemu[0]heiban (flat)けぶkebu[2]odaka (tail-high)けぶりkeburiok
Which spelling to use
煙煙 is the most common written form and the form beginners should normally choose when writing this word.
烟烟 is a rarely used kanji-only written variant; you may encounter it, but it is not the form to choose as a beginner.
Definitions
  1. nounsmoke; fumes
    エレベーターから煙けむりの臭においがします。↗
    I smell smoke in the elevator.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymスモークNeutralA loanword for stage smoke or smoked foods, as in 「スモークサーモン」; for ordinary smoke from burning, say 「煙」.
  • Related煙霧えんむWrittenWritten/formal prose for smoke mingled with fog, or murky haze in the air; leans meteorological, unlike everyday 「煙」.
  • Related雲煙うんえんWrittenWritten language for clouds and smoke or mist; mostly found in landscape-painting titles and poetry, not daily speech.

Use 「煙」 for ordinary smoke from burning. 「スモーク」 covers stage smoke and smoked foods; 「煙霧」 is a written word for haze or smoke-fog in weather contexts; 「雲煙」 appears in painting titles and verse.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. (けむり)ものを燃焼ねんしょうしたときに、不完全ふかんぜん燃焼ねんしょうの結果けっかとして生しょうずる微粒子びりゅうしが、空気くうき中ちゅうを浮遊ふゆうする状態じょうたい。
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