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噛みタバコ (かみタバコ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

噛かみタバコ

か

み

タ

バ

コ

Meanings

1

noun

chewing tobacco

Refers to tobacco that is chewed rather than smoked.

噛かみタバコは健けん康こうに悪わるい。
Chewing tobacco is bad for your health.

Written forms

噛かみタバコ
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
噛かみ煙草たばこ
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
噛煙草かみたばこ
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; rarely used.

Kanji

噛chew, bite, gnaw

smoke

草grass, weeds, herbs

Etymology

Compound of 噛み (kami, 'chewing') + タバコ (tabako, 'tobacco').