# 煙 — Smoke

Frequency rank 1078 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 稿 (Draft), less common than 襲 (Attack).

- On’yomi: えん
- Kun’yomi: けむ、けむり
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

Fire on the left, with a helicopter above dirt on the right — the fire sends smoke billowing up past the helicopter hovering over the dirt battlefield.

In words:

- 煙 けむり — smoke,fumes
- 煙い けむい — smoky
- 煙る けむる — to smoke (e.g. fire)

[Study 煙](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E7%85%99)

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