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土煙 (つちけむり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

土つち煙けむり

つ

ち

け

む

り

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Meanings

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noun

A visible cloud of dust raised from the ground, often by wind, vehicles, or movement.

トラックが通とおると、土つち煙けむりがもうもうと上あがった。
When the truck passed, a thick cloud of dust rose up.
風かぜで土つち煙けむりが舞まい上あがり、前

まえ

が

見み

え

にくく

なっ

た

。

Dust was blown up by the wind, making it hard to see ahead.

Kanji

土soil, earth, ground
煙smoke

Similar words

砂すな煙けむり
砂煙 specifically refers to a cloud of sand, while 土煙 is a cloud of dust or dirt.
粉ふん塵じん
粉塵 is a more technical term for fine particulate dust, often used in industrial or environmental contexts, whereas 土煙 is a common word for a visible dust cloud.

Etymology

Compound of 土 (tsuchi, 'earth, soil') and 煙 (kemuri, 'smoke'), literally 'earth smoke'. The reading つちけむり is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.