JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 煙: "smoke"
The kanji 煙 means "smoke". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read エン in on'yomi and けむ.る, けむり, けむ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
けむ.るけむりけむ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | smoke |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1290 of 2,501 |
Common words with 煙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 煙smoke; fumes
- 土煙cloud of dust
- 黒煙black smoke
- 煙突chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe · carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
- 煙を吐くto emit smoke
- 煙るto smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to smolder · to be hazy; to look dim
- 白煙white smoke
- 煙幕smokescreen
- 煙に巻くto confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify
- 狼煙beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals · starting shot; starting signal
- 煙たいsmoky · awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
- 硝煙gunpowder smoke
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