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cigar
A roll of dried tobacco leaves for smoking, larger and thicker than a cigarette.
Composed of 葉 (leaf) + 巻 (roll), literally 'rolled leaves.' Written in kanji as 葉巻 or sometimes 葉巻き (with okurigana). The full form 葉巻きタバコ is sometimes used to distinguish from cigarettes.
Common collocations
Counter
Counted with 本 (一本, 二本...).
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.