Translation guide
Describes something filled with or smelling of smoke, or having a smoky flavor. Covers literal smoke-filled air, smoky taste, and smoky appearance.
Describing a place or air that is full of smoke, often from cigarettes, fire, or cooking.
Most common for a room or air that is smoky and irritating to the eyes or throat. Often used for cigarette smoke.
More literal: 'filled with smoke.' Used for heavy smoke, like from a fire.
The whole room is filled with smoke.
Similar to 煙たい but slightly more casual/dialectal. Common in spoken Japanese.
It's smoky in here, huh?
Describing a taste or aroma of smoke, as in smoked foods, grilled meats, or certain teas and whiskies.
Literally 'smoked flavor.' The most natural way to describe a smoky taste in food or drink.
This cheese has a smoky flavor.
I like smoky whisky.
Loanword from English, commonly used for food and drinks, especially in menus and reviews.
This bacon is very smoky.
Past tense of 'to smoke (food).' Used as an adjective meaning 'smoked,' implying a smoky character.
It has the aroma of smoked fish.
Describing a visual effect like smoke, such as hazy air, smoky glass, or a smoky eye makeup look.
Means 'smoky-looking' or 'hazy.' Used for atmosphere, glass, or makeup.
A smoky glass cup.
Smoky eye makeup.
Also used for visual smokiness, especially in fashion and design contexts.
Wallpaper with a smoky hue.
Literally 'as if covered in smoke.' More descriptive, used for landscapes or artistic effects.
A smoky mountain view.
Both mean 'smoky' for air, but 煙たい is standard and slightly more formal. 煙い is more casual and often used in dialects. In Tokyo, 煙たい is more common.
The room is smoky from cigarette smoke.
It's smoky in here, let's leave.
煙い and 煙たい only describe air/atmosphere. For food, use 燻製のような風味 or スモーキー.
The bar was too smoky for me.
I love the smoky taste of grilled eggplant.
She did a smoky eye for the party.