(はまき)

はまき
noun
cigar
consumption
1. cigar
A roll of dried tobacco leaves for smoking, larger and thicker than a cigarette.
葉巻(はまき)()
To smoke a cigar.
キューバ(さん)葉巻(はまき)有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Cuban cigars are famous.
My grandfather used to enjoy one cigar every evening after dinner.

Composed of () (leaf) + (まき) (roll), literally 'rolled leaves.' Written in kanji as 葉巻(はまき) or sometimes 葉巻(はまき)き (with okurigana). The full form 葉巻(はまき)きタバコ is sometimes used to distinguish from cigarettes.

Common collocations

Counter

Counted with (ほん) (一本(いっぽん), 二本(にほん)...).

Cultural note

Cigars are much less common in Japan than cigarettes and are associated with luxury, wealth, or foreign culture. They appear in depictions of businessmen, politicians, or characters with a Western lifestyle.