煙草
タバコ tobacco; cigarette
Why it means this
煙 (smoke) + 草 (a plant) — 'the smoking plant'; tobacco, a cigarette. Read タバコ, itself from Portuguese.
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
タバコ tobacco; cigarette
煙 (smoke) + 草 (a plant) — 'the smoking plant'; tobacco, a cigarette. Read タバコ, itself from Portuguese.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.