Memory phrase for the Kanji: 煙


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Meaning smoke

Pronunciation

EN
kemuri, kemui/tai

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


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

Radicals

firePicture of a fire
西 westThe upper stroke can be seen as horizon, with a variation of sun and two legs , which here stand for a downward motion: Below the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.
earthground, soil
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 Vocabulary

禁煙 きんえん  No Smoking!
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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