Japanese symbol for “funnel”
煙突
えんとつ
Romaji: entotsu
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe
In Japanese, funnel is 煙突, read えんとつ (entotsu).
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; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe
- n carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
Written forms: 煙突、烟突. Readings: えんとつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “funnel”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漏斗 | じょうご jougo | funnel |
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 |
| 発煙 | はつえん hatsuen | emitting smoke; fuming |
| 噴煙 | ふんえん fun'en | (eruption of) smoke |
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
See also: Chinese symbol for “funnel”.
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.