禁
禁·prohibit
- On-yomi
- キン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁止 | きんし | prohibition |
| 禁煙 | きんえん | no smoking; quitting smoking |
| 厳禁 | げんきん | strictly forbidden |
| 禁じる | きんじる | to forbid |
Example sentences
ここは駐車禁止です。
ここはちゅうしゃきんしです。
Parking is prohibited here.
この店は全部禁煙です。
このみせはぜんぶきんえんです。
This whole restaurant is non-smoking.
壁に火気厳禁と書いてある。
かべにかきげんきんとかいてある。
"No open flames" is written on the wall.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 禁止 as *きんじ
- 禁煙 can mean either a no-smoking area or a person giving up smoking — context decides
Memory aid
Picture it
Two trees (林) above an altar (示) — a sacred grove you are forbidden to walk into.
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