たばこ・煙草・莨・烟草tabako[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountobacco; cigarette; cigar
2. nountobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

• Synonym巻きタバコまきタバコNeutralA roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or leaf; more specific than 「タバコ」, which can also mean the plant or tobacco in general.
• Synonym紙巻たばこかみまきタバコWrittenFormal term for a paper-wrapped cigarette, used in laws and statistics; distinguishes cigarettes from cigars and pipes.
• Synonym煙草えんそうWrittenRead 「えんそう」, this is a written, Sino-Japanese rendering meaning tobacco; essentially unused in modern Japanese.
• Synonym紙巻きかみまきNeutralShort for 「紙巻きたばこ」; emphasizes the paper-rolled form of the cigarette.
• SynonymシガレットNeutralLoanword for a paper-wrapped cigarette with a Western flair, seen on products and in literature.

For cigarettes or tobacco in everyday speech, 「タバコ」 is the default. Use 「紙巻たばこ」 in legal or statistical writing, 「シガレット」 for a Western-flavored tone, and 「巻きタバコ」 when stressing the rolled form; the reading 「えんそう」 is archaic.

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1. 煙草たばこ。〔甲斐かい仁ひとし 著ちょ『たばこの異名いみょういろいろ』煙けむり装そうクラブ〕(1969)