煙

Glyph origin
.

Definitions

 * 1) smoke; mist; vapour
 * 2) tobacco
 * 3) tobacco product
 * 4) cigarette
 * 5) opium
 * 6) soot
 * 7) to irritate the eyes by smoke
 * 1) opium
 * 2) soot
 * 3) to irritate the eyes by smoke
 * 1) soot
 * 2) to irritate the eyes by smoke

Etymology 2
Short for.

Definitions

 * 1)  ace

Compounds

 * : tobacco, a cigar
 * : a smokescreen
 * : smoke signal, skyrocket, a signal fire
 * : emitting smoke
 * : no smoking, smoking forbidden, smoking ban
 * : a haze
 * : an aerosol
 * : chimney, smokestack

Etymology 1
→

Shift from -derived keburi reading (see below) as a regular →  change. Appears in the  of the late 1300s.

Now the most common reading.

Noun

 * 1) smoke

Etymology 2
of earlier kemuri (see above). Appears in kabuki plays of the late (late 1700s, early 1800s).

Noun

 * 1)  smoke

Etymology 3
The of verb. Appears with this reading in the .

Noun

 * 1)  smoke

Etymology 4
of earlier keburi (see above).

Noun

 * 1)  smoke

Etymology 5
From.

Affix

 * 1) smoke
 * 2) fog, mist
 * 3) soot
 * 4) tobacco, tobacco products such as cigarettes or cigars

Usage notes
Only found in compounds.