WORD DETAIL
黒煙
こくえん
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
黒煙(こくえん) is black smoke often produced by incomplete combustion. It appears as observed subject and simulated hazard. - Basic usage: Black smoke rises beyond a warehouse roof; a drill assumes black smoke and adopts a low posture.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Smoke observed at a scene and smoke assumed in training
- The first
がis an actual phenomenon;を想定してsets a simulation. Do not read the drill as a real fire report.
- The first

