土煙

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
土	煙
つち Grade: 1	けむり Grade: S
kun'yomi

From 土(つち) (tsuchi, “soil”) + 煙(けむり) (kemuri, “smoke”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つちけむり [tsùchíkéꜜmùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕi̥ke̞mɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

土(つち)煙(けむり) • (tsuchikemuri)

dustcloud
土(つち)煙(けむり)をあげて、車(くるま)が走(はし)り去(さ)った
Tsuchikemuri o agete, kuruma ga hashirisatta.
The car drove off, raising a cloud of dust.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN