煙突

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 煙突(えんとつ) means a chimney or smokestack carrying smoke outside.
• Basic usage: It depicts white smoke coming from a tall factory smokestack.
  • 工場の高い煙突から白い煙が出ている。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Choosing the English term
  • 工場の煙突 is often rendered as smokestack, and 暖炉の煙突 as chimney. Japanese uses 煙突 in both contexts.