Explore 喫 in words for smoking, cafés and enjoying something fully.
The idea
喫 has 12 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Read 喫茶（きっさ）, 喫煙（きつえん） and 満喫（まんきつ） as whole words. The small っ in 喫茶 marks a held consonant.
Examples
- 喫茶店で会いました。We met at a coffee shop.
- ここは喫煙禁止です。Smoking is prohibited here.
- 父は喫煙をやめました。My father quit smoking.
- 旅行を満喫しました。We enjoyed the trip to the fullest.
- 地元の料理を満喫しました。I enjoyed the local cuisine to the fullest.
- この駅には喫煙室があります。This station has a smoking room.
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Watch out
喫煙 means smoking, while 満喫 means enjoying something fully; it does not always involve eating. 喫 is normally learned in compounds, not used alone as an everyday verb.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 喫茶 in hiragana.
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きっさ
喫茶 is きっさ; the small っ holds the consonant before さ. 喫茶店 is a coffee shop.
Write the reading of 喫煙 in hiragana.
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きつえん
喫煙 is きつえん, without a small っ. 喫煙禁止 means smoking is prohibited.
Choose the missing kanji: 満＿（まんきつ）［喫／飲］.
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喫
喫 completes 満喫（まんきつ）, meaning to enjoy something fully, as in a trip.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 喫茶 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 喫煙 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 満＿（まんきつ）［喫／飲］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 喫 following the diagram. Cover the readings, read 喫茶 and 喫煙, then make a sentence with 満喫.