Memory phrase for the character: 煙

煙

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Meaning

smoke

Pronunciation

EN
kemuri, kemui/tai

Explanation

 Left: fire 火, right: west 西 (Sunset of the sun 日 under the horizon 一 in the west.), earth 土

Mnemonic
 
(Westerly winds are commonly frequent.) A fire from the west of the earth brings us the: smoke.

Radicals

火 fireImage of a fire
西 westThe upper stroke 一 can be seen as the horizon, with variations of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which stand for a downward motion: Below the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.
土 earthground, soil




 Vocabulary

禁煙 きんえん  No Smoking!
煙 けむり  smoke, fumes
煙い けむい  smoky
煙たい けむたい  smoky, feeling awkward
煙る けむる  to smoke (e.g. fire)
煙突 えんとつ  chimney
煙草 たばこ  tabac, cigarette, cigar

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