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喫煙 (きつえん, kitsuen) Japanese meaning: smoking | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 喫煙する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 喫きつ 煙えん する 喫きつ 煙えん しない Polite 喫きつ 煙えん します 喫きつ 煙えん しません Past polite 喫きつ 煙えん しました 喫きつ 煙えん しませんでした Past 喫きつ 煙えん した 喫きつ 煙えん しなかった Te-form 喫きつ 煙えん して 喫きつ 煙えん しないで Desire 喫きつ 煙えん したい 喫きつ 煙えん したくない Potential 喫きつ 煙えん できる 喫きつ 煙えん できない Passive 喫きつ 煙えん される 喫きつ 煙えん されない Causative 喫きつ 煙えん させる 喫きつ 煙えん させない Causative passive 喫きつ 煙えん させられる 喫きつ 煙えん させられない Volitional 喫きつ 煙えん しよう Polite volitional 喫きつ 煙えん しましょう Imperative 喫きつ 煙えん しろ 喫きつ 煙えん するな Conditional 喫きつ 煙えん すれば 喫きつ 煙えん しなければ Tara conditional 喫きつ 煙えん したら 喫きつ 煙えん しなかったら
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止し
さ
れ
て
い
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Smoking is prohibited inside this building.
He has been smoking since he was around twenty.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 喫きつ 煙えん する to smoke in <place>
You can smoke on the rooftop of this building.
喫きつ 煙えん を 控ひか える to refrain from smoking
The doctor told me to cut back on smoking.
喫きつ 煙えん が 許きょ 可か される for smoking to be permitted
Smoking is permitted in this area.
Related words 喫煙 is the formal noun/suru-verb used in official or health-related contexts, while 吸う (as in タバコを吸う) is the everyday conversational verb for smoking.
喫煙 is a neutral, formal term for smoking, while 一服 casually refers to taking a smoke break or having a single puff.
Word family· 12 smoking implement; smoking device
smoking room; smoking compartment
smoking seat; smoking section
smoking area; smoking corner
Written forms 喫きつ 煙えん Usage 100%
Standard and common kanji spelling for smoking tobacco.
喫きつ 烟えん
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant using 烟 instead of 煙; 喫煙 is the normal modern spelling.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 喫 refers to consuming or taking in, and 煙 means smoke. The spelling directly represents the idea of taking in tobacco smoke.
Show 5 more smoking car; car where smoking is allowed · smoking carriage; smoking car (train)
nonsmoking
passive smoking; second-hand smoking
active smoking; first-hand smoking
passive smoking; secondhand smoke
