煙けむたい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

煙たい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	煙けむたい	煙けむたくない
Polite	煙けむたいです	煙けむたくないですalso 煙けむたくありません
Past polite	煙けむたかったです	煙けむたくなかったですalso 煙けむたくありませんでした
Past	煙けむたかった	煙けむたくなかった
Te-form	煙けむたくて	煙けむたくなくて
Adverbial	煙けむたく
Conditional	煙けむたければ	煙けむたくなければ
Tara conditional	煙けむたかったら	煙けむたくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

smoky; full of smoke

Describes a place or air that is filled with smoke, making it uncomfortable for the eyes or breathing.

部屋へやが煙けむたくて目めが痛いたい。
The room is smoky and my eyes hurt.

i-adjective

awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease

Used for a person or atmosphere that feels stiff, distant, or hard to approach, often because of a sense of obligation or formality.

上じょう司しと二人ふたりきりだと煙けむたい。
It's awkward being alone with my boss.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉が煙けむたいa place is smoky
たばこの煙けむりで部屋へやが煙けむたい。
The room is smoky from cigarette smoke.
〈物もの〉の煙けむりで煙けむたいto feel choked/uncomfortable from the smoke of something
焚たき火びの煙けむりで煙けむたくて目めが痛いたい。
The smoke from the bonfire is so smoky that my eyes hurt.
〈人ひと〉が煙けむたいto feel uneasy or ill at ease around someone
厳きびしい上じょう司しが煙けむたい。
I feel uneasy around my strict boss.
煙けむたい存そん在ざいan awkward/uncomfortable presence (someone hard to be around)
彼かれは部ぶ下かにとって煙けむたい存そん在ざいだ。
He is an awkward presence for his subordinates.

Kanji

煙smoke
烟smoke

Related words

煙けむいN2sense 1
煙い and 煙たい both describe smoke-filled air, but 煙たい is the more common everyday word while 煙い sounds slightly more literary.
気きまずいN2sense 2
気まずい describes tense, embarrassing awkwardness between people in a specific moment, while 煙たい describes a lingering feeling of unease around someone due to formality or obligation.
苦にが手てN3sense 2
苦手 means someone or something you find hard to deal with or dislike facing, while 煙たい more specifically points to a stiff, distancing discomfort around a person of higher status or authority.
疎うとましい sense 2
疎ましい is a stronger, more literary word for finding someone repugnant or wanting to avoid them, whereas 煙たい conveys a milder sense of being ill at ease around someone.

Don't confuse with

焦こげ臭くさいN1
焦げ臭い refers to the smell of something scorched, whereas 煙たい describes the irritating, stinging sensation of smoke in the eyes or throat.

Word family

煙けむたがる
be sensitive to smoke; be bothered by smoke · feel uncomfortable around (someone); find (someone) a burden; dislike the company of

Written forms

煙たいUsage88%
- けむたい
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- けぶたい
けむたいUsage12%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
烟たい
rarely-used kanji form
- けむたい
  Rarely used kanji form; 烟 is a variant of 煙.
- けぶたい
けぶたい

Etymology

Derived from 煙 (smoke) + たい (adjectival suffix expressing a sensation or state). The figurative 'awkward' sense likely developed from the idea of feeling choked or uncomfortable, as if surrounded by smoke.