たばこ
たばこ
noun
tobacco, cigarette
1.
tobacco, cigarette
Dried tobacco leaves or a cigarette for smoking.
たばこを吸う。
To smoke a cigarette.
ここではたばこを吸わないでください。
Please don't smoke here.
たばこを止めたい。
I want to quit smoking.
父は去年たばこを止めた。
My father quit smoking last year.
このレストランは禁煙なので、外でたばこを吸ってください。
This restaurant is non-smoking, so please smoke outside.
たばこ means tobacco or cigarette. Can be written in hiragana, katakana (タバコ), or kanji (煙草).
ETYMOLOGY:
From Portuguese "tabaco."
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- たばこを吸う: to smoke
- たばこを止める: to quit smoking
- たばこを買う: to buy cigarettes
RELATED VOCABULARY:
- 喫煙: smoking (formal term)
- 喫煙所: smoking area
- 禁煙: no smoking
- 灰皿: ashtray
- 電子たばこ: e-cigarette
SOCIAL NOTE:
Smoking restrictions have increased in Japan. Many public spaces are now 禁煙 (no smoking).