Translation guide
A hookah is a water pipe used for smoking flavored tobacco. In Japanese, the most common term is 水タバコ, but other terms exist depending on context.
The device itself, used for smoking flavored tobacco, often in social settings.
The most common and widely understood term for hookah in Japan. Literally 'water tobacco'.
週末に友達と水タバコを吸いに行った。
I went to smoke hookah with friends on the weekend.
From Arabic/Persian, commonly used in hookah lounges and among enthusiasts. Often refers to the hookah itself or the flavored tobacco.
That shop has a wide variety of hookah flavors.
A more formal or traditional term, literally 'water smoke pipe'. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
The hookah is a smoking device that originated in the Middle East.