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間接喫煙 (kansetsukitsuen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

間かん接せつ喫きつ煙えん

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Meanings

1

passive smoking; secondhand smoke

Refers to inhaling smoke from other people's cigarettes, cigars, etc. Common in health and public policy contexts.

間かん接せつ喫きつ煙えんの健けん康こうへの影えい響きょうが心しん配ぱい

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The health effects of passive smoking are a concern.

このレストランは間かん接せつ喫きつ煙えんを防ふせぐために完かん全ぜん禁きん煙えんです。

This restaurant is completely non-smoking to prevent secondhand smoke.

Kanji

間interval, space
接touch, contact, adjoin
喫consume, eat, drink
煙smoke

Related words

受じゅ動どう喫きつ煙えん
Synonym for passive smoking, often used in medical and legal contexts. 間接喫煙 is slightly more common in everyday language.
副ふく流りゅう煙えん
Refers specifically to sidestream smoke (the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette), a component of secondhand smoke.

Built from

間かん接せつ+喫きつ煙えん

Etymology

Compound of 間接 (indirect) + 喫煙 (smoking).