Japanese Conversation · Level 108
60 words
Japanese word
喫煙
Pronunciation
Romajikitsuen
Meaning
- nounsmoking
Example
父は喫煙しません。chichi wa kitsu en shi ma se n
My father does not smoke.
More examples
健康のために、喫煙を控えています。ken kō no ta me ni kitsu en o hika e te i ma su
I am cutting down on smoking for my health.
Core concept
Describes taking tobacco smoke into the body by burning tobacco.
Common phrases
喫煙するkitsu en su ru
smoke
喫煙をやめるkitsu en o ya me ru
quit smoking
喫煙を控えるkitsu en o hika e ru
cut down on smoking
喫煙の習慣kitsu en no shū kan
smoking habit
Definition in Japanese
たばこを吸うこと。ta ba ko o sū ko to
Word origin
Combines 喫 (kitsu, "consume") and 煙 (en, "smoke"), giving the literal sense of consuming smoke.
Usage tips
- In everyday English, smoking appears in signs such as "No Smoking," where it means the activity of using tobacco rather than the smoke itself.
Opposites
- 禁煙kinensmoking cessationnoun
Related words
- 喫煙者kitsuenshasmokernoun