Japanese symbol for “embargo”
禁輸
きんゆ
Romaji: kin'yu
embargo
In Japanese, embargo is 禁輸, read きんゆ (kin'yu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt embargo
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “embargo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁制 | きんせい kinsei | prohibition; ban; embargo |
| エンバーゴ | エンバーゴ enbaago | embargo |
| 経済封鎖 | けいざいふうさ keizaifuusa | economic blockade; embargo |
| 禁令 | きんれい kinrei | prohibition; ban; embargo |
| 出港停止 | しゅっこうていし shukkouteishi | embargo (on a ship) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition; inhibition; ban |
| 禁煙 | きんえん kin'en | abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking |
| 監禁 | かんきん kankin | confinement; imprisonment; incarceration |
| 解禁 | かいきん kaikin | lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.) |
| 禁物 | きんもつ kinmotsu | thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do |
| 禁じる | きんじる kinjiru | to forbid; to ban; to prohibit |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう yunyuu | import; importation; introduction |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
See also: Chinese symbol for “embargo”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.