喫煙・喫烟|きつえんkitsuen[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsmoking (tobacco)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 喫煙する(きつえんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 喫煙します(きつえんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 喫煙しない(きつえんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 喫煙しません(きつえんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 喫煙せず・喫煙せぬ(きつえんせず・きつえんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 喫煙した(きつえんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 喫煙しました(きつえんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 喫煙しなかった(きつえんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 喫煙しませんでした(きつえんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 喫煙して(きつえんして) |
| Potential | 喫煙できる(きつえんできる) |
| Passive | 喫煙される(きつえんされる) |
| Causative | 喫煙させる(きつえんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 喫煙させられる(きつえんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 喫煙すれば(きつえんすれば) |
| tara | 喫煙したら(きつえんしたら) |
| Volitional | 喫煙しよう(きつえんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 喫煙しましょう(きつえんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 喫煙しろ(きつえんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymスモーキングNeutralLoanword for smoking, seen mostly on signs like 「ノースモーキング」; in ordinary contexts 「喫煙」 is the standard word.
- Related吸うすうNeutralA verb: to inhale, and also to smoke, as in 「タバコを吸う」; fine in both speech and writing, while 「喫煙」 is a noun used mainly in rules and signs.
- RelatedふかすCasualColloquial: to smoke and puff out smoke, also to rev an engine or put on airs; 「喫煙」 covers only the act of smoking and is more formal.
- Related一服いっぷくNeutralA puff on a cigarette or a cup of tea, by extension a short break; 「喫煙」 is the act of smoking itself, used in rules and signs.
- Antonym禁煙きんえんNeutralAntonym: banning smoking or quitting it; the opposite of 「喫煙」 on whether one smokes, as in 「禁煙席」 vs 「喫煙席」.
Use 「喫煙」 for smoking in rules and signs, as in 「喫煙所」. In everyday speech say 「タバコを吸う」; for a quick smoke and a break, 「一服」. The antonym is 「禁煙」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 煙草を吸うこと。


