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JLPT N28画 · 8 strokesradical

prohibit, ban, forbid

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キン
  • ゴン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • し.める
  • し.まる

Meanings across languages

English
prohibit, ban, forbid
Tiếng Việt
cấm, cấm đoán
日本語
禁じる, 禁断

Common compounds

  • 禁止きんしprohibition, ban
  • 禁煙きんえんno smoking, smoking prohibition
  • 禁じるきんじるto prohibit, to forbid

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