Word Meaning 煙草

えんそう ensou

煙草 is read as えんそう (ensou) and means tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum).

Meaning

English

  1. tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
  2. tobacco
  3. cigarette
  4. cigaret
  5. cigar

Reading

Kana

えんそう

Romaji

ensou

Writing Variants

  • 烟草 えんそう ensou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 8126 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

煙草入れ

たばこいれ

tobacco pouch

両切り煙草

りょうぎりたばこ

plain cigarette

口付き煙草

くちづきたばこ

cigarette with a mouthpiece

くわえ煙草

くわえたばこ

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers

煙草盆

たばこぼん

tobacco tray

けむり

smoke

煙い

けむい

smoky

煙る

けむる

to be hazy

煙たい

けむたい

smoky

煙突

えんとつ

carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

海草

かいそう

seaweed

Example Sentences

10

Do you smoke?

He gave up cigarettes.

My father gave up smoking.

Tom quit smoking.

Don't smoke so much.

I stopped smoking.

Please put your cigarette out.

I stopped smoking and drinking.

Tom lit his cigarette.

May I smoke?