煙(けむ)い

けむい
i-adjective
smoky
1. smoky; filled with smoke
Describing an atmosphere or environment with a lot of smoke.
この部屋(へや)は煙(けむ)い。
This room is smoky.
煙(けむ)くて息(いき)ができない。
It's so smoky I can't breathe.
Te-form connecting to consequence
バーベキューの煙(けむり)が流(なが)れてきて煙(けむ)い。
Smoke from the barbecue drifted over and it's smoky.
2. irritating to the eyes (from smoke)
The sensation when smoke causes discomfort to the eyes.
たき火(び)の煙(けむり)で目(め)が煙(けむ)い。
My eyes are irritated by the smoke from the bonfire.
煙(けむ)くて涙(なみだ)が出(で)てきた。
It was so smoky that tears started coming.
隣(となり)の人(ひと)のタバコの煙(けむり)が煙(けむ)くてたまらない。
The cigarette smoke from the person next to me is unbearably irritating.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: 煙(けむ)く
  • Noun form: 煙(けむ)さ (smokiness)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 煙(けむり) (smoke) - the noun form
  • 煙(けむ)たい - variant adjective with same meaning
  • 煙(けむ)たがる - to find someone/something bothersome (figurative)

The figurative expression 煙(けむ)たがる means to find someone annoying or uncomfortable to be around, as if they were smoke irritating your eyes.

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Added 2026.1.13 16:20 · Revised 2026.3.2 13:12
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