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禁物

きんもつ

something to be avoided at all costs; taboo

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Examples

  1. 油断は禁物だ。

    ゆだんはきんもつだ。

    Letting your guard down is the one thing you must not do.

  2. ここでは大声は禁物ですよ。

    ここではおおごえはきんもつですよ。

    Raised voices are strictly out of place here.

  3. 病み上がりに無理は禁物です。

    やみあがりにむりはきんもつです。

    Overdoing it is the last thing you need just after an illness.

  4. 交渉の場では感情的な発言は禁物とされている。

    こうしょうのばではかんじょうてきなはつげんはきんもつとされている。

    At the negotiating table, emotional remarks are considered strictly off limits.

Common patterns

油断は禁物
never let your guard down (set phrase)
無理は禁物
don't overdo it
〜は禁物だ
... is absolutely to be avoided

Memory tip

Almost always in the frame 「Xは禁物だ」 — advice, not law. A rule that actually forbids something is 禁止. 油断は禁物 is the stock phrase every learner should keep.

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