Japanese symbol for “flue”
煙道
えんどう
Romaji: endou
chimney; flue
In Japanese, flue is 煙道, read えんどう (endou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n chimney; flue
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flue”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排気筒 | はいきとう haikitou | chimney; stack; flue |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喫煙 | きつえん kitsuen | smoking (tobacco) |
| 禁煙 | きんえん kin'en | abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking |
| 煙草 | タバコ tabako | tobacco; cigarette; cigar |
| 煙突 | えんとつ entotsu | chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship) |
| 発煙 | はつえん hatsuen | emitting smoke; fuming |
| 噴煙 | ふんえん fun'en | (eruption of) smoke |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
See also: Chinese symbol for “flue”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.