烟草

烟草

See also: 煙草 and 菸草

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 烟草 – see 煙草 (“tobacco”). (This term, 烟草, is the simplified form of 煙草.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
烟	草
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 1
Irregular

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓)

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) タバコ [tàbákó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠ba̠ko̞]

Noun

烟草 (hiragana たばこ, katakana タバコ, rōmaji tabako)

1. Rare spelling of タバコ (“tobacco”).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
烟	草
えん Hyōgaiji	そう Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Chinese 烟草

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) えんそー [èńsóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

烟草 (hiragana えんそう, rōmaji ensō, historical hiragana えんさう)

1. Alternative spelling of 煙草 (tabako, “tobacco”)