禁
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 禁
1
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
Examples
彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。
He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.
Kanji in this Word
禁
13 strokes
Frequency: 681
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
prohibition
ban
forbid
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キン
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