Quick answer
煙 is the kanji for "Smoke". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is けむ.る (kemuru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Smoke
Also : Haze · Fumes
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 煙 represents 'SMOKE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of smoke.
On-reading: えん — remember this sound by associating it with smoke. Kun-reading: けむ.る.
Example Sentences
たばこの煙が嫌いです。
たばこのけむりがきらいです。
I dislike cigarette smoke.
煙突から煙が出ています。
えんとつからけむりがでています。
Smoke is coming from the chimney.
Vocabulary using 煙
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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