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禁

prohibition
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingキン
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. prohibitionRtK
  2. ban
    同姓同官名の禁止A ban on sharing a same post between the families having a same surname.wiki
  3. forbid
  1. to forbid
  2. to ban
  3. to prohibit
  4. to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)
  5. to hold back (e.g. tears)

Popular Usage

禁煙禁止禁物禁じる禁ずる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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grove (林) · tree (木) · wood (木) · altar (示) · show (示) · two (二) · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1179

Compound words

禁煙きんえん
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
禁止きんし
prohibition; inhibition; ban
厳禁げんきん
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
禁断きんだん
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
禁止するきんしする
to prohibition
禁物きんもつ
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
禁じるきんじる
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
禁ずるきんずる
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
解禁かいきん
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
監禁かんきん
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
禁句きんく
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
禁錮きんこ
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
禁酒きんしゅ
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
禁制きんせい
prohibition; ban; embargo
禁輸きんゆ
embargo
拘禁こうきん
detention; custody; confinement; internment
発禁はっきん
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
軟禁なんきん
house arrest
独禁法どっきんほう
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
禁欲的きんよくてき
abstemious; austere
禁止法きんしほう
negative statute; law against something
禁止事項きんしじこう
prohibited item; banned item
立ち入り禁止たちいりきんし
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; Off Limits; Keep Out
禁忌きんき
taboo

Additional Examples

彼は僧侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。
He practices austerities almost like a monk.tatoeba
彼は私に禁煙を命じた。
He told me not to smoke.tatoeba
彼は健康のため禁煙した。
He has given up smoking for the sake of his health.tatoeba
彼は禁酒すると約束したよ。
He signed off from wine.tatoeba
飲食禁止で禁煙。
Smoking, eating and drinking are prohibited.wiki
奉書船以外の渡航を禁じる。
All ships except Hosho-sen (a trade ship with both Shuin-jo and Hosho) were prohibited from making a passage.wiki
このため、その武装を禁じる、これが兵農分離である。
Therefore, the lords banned the citizens' armament, which is heinobunri.wiki
音を立てて咀嚼をするのは禁物である。
You should not chew with sound.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 禁

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