synonym Comparative
すいます
VS
燻る
Differences Between "すいます" and "燻る"
Option A
すいます
Meaning
to smoke (a cigarette), to inhale
Reading
すいます (suimasu)
Syllabus Level
N5
Practical Example
ここでたばこを吸わないでください。
Please don't smoke here.
Option B
燻る
Meaning
to smolder, to smoke (without flame), to linger, to remain dormant
Reading
くすぶる (kusuburu)
Syllabus Level
N1
Practical Example
焚き火の残りが夜の間ずっと燻っていた。
The remnants of the bonfire smoldered all through the night.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to smoke (a cigarette), to inhale)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- すいます: Commonly used with たばこ (tabako - cigarette) as the direct object (たばこを吸います). Can also mean to inhale air or absorb liquid.
- 燻る: 火が完全に消えず、煙を出しながら燃え続ける様子。比喩的には、感情や問題が表面化せず、心の中や状況の底でじっと存在し続ける様子。(Describes a fire that continues to burn, emitting smoke without an open flame. Metaphorically, it refers to emotions or problems that do not surface, but quietly persist in one's mind or beneath the surface of a situation.)
- すいます: Commonly used with たばこ (tabako - cigarette) as the direct object (たばこを吸います). Can also mean to inhale air or absorb liquid.
- 燻る: 火が完全に消えず、煙を出しながら燃え続ける様子。比喩的には、感情や問題が表面化せず、心の中や状況の底でじっと存在し続ける様子。(Describes a fire that continues to burn, emitting smoke without an open flame. Metaphorically, it refers to emotions or problems that do not surface, but quietly persist in one's mind or beneath the surface of a situation.)
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