Meaning

Primary

Forbidden

Alternatives

Prohibition, Ban

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Stop! That's prohibition (prohibited)! When something is prohibited and you're forced to stop, that thing is obviously forbidden. If you see this you should probably not do the thing it's telling you not to do.

Reading

きんし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

ビエトは手下たちに、とばくは禁止だと言い聞かせた。

Viet admonished his soldiers because gambling is forbidden.

トーフグは、Youtubeのけんえつによって動画の公開を禁止されました。

Tofugu was banned from publishing videos by the Youtube censors.

宇宙服を脱ぎっぱなしにするんじゃない!禁止事項の一つだろうが!

Don’t take off your spacesuit! It’s one of the things that’s prohibited.

Kanji Composition