煙突

えんとつ · entotsu · JLPT N2 · noun

chimney

煙突 — chimney

🏭💨 煙突 = smoke + jut out: the part of a building that smoke pokes out of

煙 (en) means smoke, as in 禁煙, no smoking. 突 (totsu) means to thrust or stick out, as in 突然, sudden. A chimney is the smoke-stick-out: the pipe that pushes smoke up above the roof.

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