Translation guide
In Japanese, the word for 'chimney' depends on context. The most common term is 煙突 (えんとつ), used for industrial and household chimneys. For traditional Japanese architecture, 煙出し (けむだし) refers to a smoke vent. In geological contexts, 煙道 (えんどう) is used for volcanic vents.
chimney (general)
A vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke from a fire or furnace to the outside.
The standard word for chimney in most contexts, from factory smokestacks to house chimneys.
Smoke is coming out of the factory chimney.
Santa Claus comes in through the chimney.
An opening in the roof of a traditional Japanese house to let out smoke from an open hearth.
Specifically refers to a smoke vent in a traditional Japanese house with a thatched or tiled roof, often above an irori (open hearth).
The old house has a smoke vent on the roof.
A narrow vertical passage in the earth through which magma or gases escape.
Used in geology for a volcanic conduit or fumarole. Not for everyday chimneys.
Steam is gushing out of the volcanic vent.
煙 (けむり) means 'smoke', not 'chimney'. 煙突 is literally 'smoke tube'.