禁(きん)

きん

noun

ban; prohibition

1. ban; prohibition; interdiction

A formally imposed restriction forbidding some activity. Standalone use is largely confined to set expressions; the kanji is more commonly seen in compounds such as 禁止(きんし) (prohibition) or 禁酒(きんしゅ) (abstaining from alcohol).

禁(きん)を犯(おか)す。

To violate a ban.

長年(ながねん)の禁(きん)がついに解(と)かれた。

The long-standing ban was finally lifted.

政府(せいふ)は特定(とくてい)の薬物(やくぶつ)に禁(きん)を課(か)している。

The government has imposed a ban on certain drugs.

Mostly used in set expressions; everyday writing usually prefers the compound 禁止(きんし).

Common expressions

禁(きん)を解(と)く: to lift a ban
禁(きん)を犯(おか)す: to violate a ban
禁(きん)を破(やぶ)る: to break a ban
禁(きん)を課(か)す: to impose a ban

Compounds

禁止(きんし): prohibition (most common everyday term)
禁酒(きんしゅ): abstaining from alcohol
禁煙(きんえん): no smoking; quitting smoking

general

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