煙る・烟る|けむるkemuru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
けぶるkeburu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)ok
Which spelling to use
煙る煙る is the more common written form of this verb and is the recommended choice for beginners.
烟る烟る is a less common kanji-and-kana spelling of the same verb; learners are more likely to encounter 煙る.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to smolder
    タバコで煙けむった空気くうきを部屋へやから出だして、新鮮しんせんな空気くうきを入いれてちょうだい。↗
    Let this smoky air out of the room and let some fresh air in.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be hazy; to look dim
Conjugation
Dictionary form煙る(けむる)
Polite (masu)煙ります(けむります)
Negative (nai)煙らない(けむらない)
polite (masen)煙りません(けむりません)
classical zu / nu煙らず・煙らぬ(けむらず・けむらぬ)
Past (ta)煙った(けむった)
polite (mashita)煙りました(けむりました)
Past negative (nakatta)煙らなかった(けむらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)煙りませんでした(けむりませんでした)
Te form煙って(けむって)
Potential煙れる(けむれる)
Passive煙られる(けむられる)
Causative煙らせる(けむらせる)
Causative passive煙らせられる・煙らされる(けむらせられる・けむらされる)
Conditional (ba)煙れば(けむれば)
tara煙ったら(けむったら)
Volitional煙ろう(けむろう)
polite (mashou)煙りましょう(けむりましょう)
Imperative煙れ(けむれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymくすぶるNeutralEmphasizes smouldering: burning slowly with little or no flame, as with embers, damp wood, or a fire dying out, rather than the giving off of smoke that 煙る centers on.

Choose 煙る when the point is smoke itself rising or billowing from a fire; choose 燻る when the point is slow burning with little or no flame, such as embers or a fire dying down.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 煙けむりがたつ。
  2. 霞かすんで見みえる。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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