# 喫 enjoy a drink and a smoke

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 契 (contract)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KITSU | FOXES ( = きつね) stop at the coffee-shop to get their drink on.

## Mnemonic

| I got a contract to enjoy a drink and smoke with my mouth every time I go to that cafe .

## Jukugo

喫茶店(きっさてん) | coffe-shop ★★★☆☆ 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke) + 茶 (tea) + 店 (shop) = 喫茶店 (coffe-shop) a coffee-shop. These are really popular because Japanese don't invite people over to their homes very often - they meet at the coffee-shop. This is fairly polite example to point to when a Japanese asks you, "Do foreigners really think we're a cold people?" BOOBOO: most Japanese don't say きっさてん。 they just say 喫茶、(きっさ)。
喫煙(きつえん) | smoking ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke) + 煙 (smoky) = 喫煙 (smoking) the act of smoking. You'll see this on signs a lot, meaning 'this is the smoking section.'

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
暇 | free time | DAY | 日
喫 | enjoy a drink and a smoke | MOUTH | 口
潔 | honorable | WATER | 水
御 | the honorific "o" | GO | 行

I'm free TODAY, to enjoy a drink with my MOUTH.

I'm honorable so I'll share my WATER .

As for 御, it is easy because the left radical means GO in English, and it's pronounced GO!!!

## Used In

- 潔