Japanese symbol for “cigar”
煙草
タバコ
Romaji: tabako
tobacco; cigarette; cigar
In Japanese, cigar is 煙草, read タバコ (tabako).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n tobacco; cigarette; cigar
- n tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
Written forms: 煙草、莨、烟草. Readings: タバコ、たばこ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cigar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葉巻 | はまき hamaki | cigar |
| シガー | シガー shigaa | cigar |
| 葉巻タバコ | はまきタバコ hamakitabako | cigar |
| 巻きタバコ | まきタバコ makitabako | cigarette; cigar |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喫煙 | きつえん kitsuen | smoking (tobacco) |
| 禁煙 | きんえん kin'en | abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking |
| 煙突 | えんとつ entotsu | chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship) |
| 発煙 | はつえん hatsuen | emitting smoke; fuming |
| 噴煙 | ふんえん fun'en | (eruption of) smoke |
| 草原 | そうげん sougen | grassy field; grassland; meadow |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
| 草食 | そうしょく soushoku | herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cigar”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.