also: たばこ
noun
Rare kanji-based reading for tobacco; in practice, the word is almost always written and read as タバコ (たばこ). This form may appear in older texts or as a stylistic choice.
See also: タバコ
煙草は体に悪いと言われている。
Tobacco is said to be bad for your health.
この小説では「煙草」という表記が使
In this novel, the spelling 煙草 is used.
The standard modern word for tobacco; 煙草 is a rare kanji spelling of the same word.
The kanji 煙草 are ateji for the Portuguese loanword tabaco. The reading えんそう is a Sino-Japanese reading of these characters, but the word is normally pronounced たばこ.