喫煙所(きつえんじょ)

Forms

喫煙(きつえん) (smoking) + 所(じょ) (place; read じょ here through rendaku)

Related words

• 喫煙室(きつえんしつ) - smoking room (enclosed)
• 喫煙席(きつえんせき) - smoking seat/section
• 禁煙(きんえん) - no smoking
• 分煙(ぶんえん) - separation of smoking and non-smoking areas

Common collocations

• 喫煙所(きつえんじょ)を探(さが)す - to look for a smoking area
• 喫煙所(きつえんじょ)で吸(す)う - to smoke in the smoking area

Cultural note

Smoking regulations in Japan have become stricter. Many public places now require smoking in designated areas only, and some municipalities have banned street smoking entirely.