烟
烟

smoke

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けむ.るけむりけむ.い

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Common Words

煙けむりけむけぶ烟けぶりNounFreq #2343
1

smoke; fumes

Examples
エレベーターから煙の臭いがします。
I smell smoke in the elevator.
タバコ煙草《たばこ》莨烟草NounUsually kanaFreq #8369
1

tobacco; cigarette; cigar

2

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

煙突えんとつ烟突NounFreq #18523
1

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe

Examples
あの煙突はとても高い。
That chimney is very high.
2

Slang

carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

煙る烟るけむるけぶるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #22457
1

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to smolder

Examples
タバコで煙った空気を部屋から出して、新鮮な空気を入れてちょうだい。
Let this smoky air out of the room and let some fresh air in.
2

to be hazy; to look dim

白煙はくえん白烟NounFreq #23057
1

white smoke

煙に巻くけむに巻く烟に巻くけむにまくけむりにまく (煙に巻く／烟に巻く)ExpressionGodan verbFreq #24163
1

Idiomatic expression

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; to surround with smoke

狼煙烽火《のろし》ろうえん (狼煙／狼烟)ほうか (烽火)狼烟NounFreq #26364
1

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals

Examples
昔彼らはのろしで通信していた。
Back then, people communicated using smoke signals.
2

のろし only

starting shot; starting signal

煙たいけむたいけぶたい烟たい～い Adj.Freq #26772
1

smoky

Examples
あの人は煙たい。
I feel awkward in his presence.
2

awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease

禁煙きんえん禁烟Freq #27611
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking

Examples
いつ禁煙のサインを消すのでしょうね。
When will they turn off the no-smoking sign?
2

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

prohibition of smoking

Examples
同様に、禁煙する最大の理由はたいてい、短期的な利点（例えば、以前より健康で魅力的になった気がするということなど）なのである。
Similarly, the strongest reasons for stopping smoking are usually the short-term benefits (for example, feeling healthier and more attractive).
3

Expressions; On a sign

No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited

喫煙きつえん喫烟NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #30020
1

smoking (tobacco)

Examples
ここでの喫煙は許可されていません。
Smoking is not permitted here.
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