noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
A relatively modern term, often used in health campaigns or personal goals. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to quit smoking'.
今年こそ卒煙したい。
I want to quit smoking this year for sure.
卒煙外来を受診する。
I visit a smoking cessation clinic.
禁煙 means 'no smoking' or 'abstaining from smoking', often referring to a rule or a temporary state, while 卒煙 emphasizes the act of permanently quitting smoking as a personal achievement.
A modern coinage from 卒 (graduate, quit) and 煙 (smoke), modeled after words like 卒業 (graduation). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in health promotion contexts.