SuGoiSuす語彙す煤
煤: soot
soot
13 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
バイ・マイ
Kunすす
煤 reads すす alone and in 煤払い; the on-yomi バイ appears in 煤煙 and 煤塵.
Key words
煤すすsoot
煤払いすすはらいyear-end house cleaning
煤煙ばいえんsmoke and soot
煤塵ばいじんsoot dust
煤けるすすけるto get sooty
Example sentences
煙突を掃除したら、顔も手も煤で真っ黒になった。
After cleaning the chimney, my face and hands were completely black with soot.
年末には、家族みんなで煤払いをして新年を迎える。
At the end of the year, the whole family does the big cleaning and welcomes the new year.
工場から出る煤煙が、町の空気を汚していた。
Soot and smoke from the factory were polluting the town's air.