Japanese symbol for “prohibition”
禁止
きんし
Romaji: kinshi
prohibition; inhibition; ban
In Japanese, prohibition is 禁止, read きんし (kinshi).
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 prohibition; inhibition; ban
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prohibition”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差し止め | さしとめ sashitome | prohibition; ban; suspension |
| 禁断 | きんだん kindan | prohibition; interdiction |
| 禁制 | きんせい kinsei | prohibition; ban; embargo |
| 禁 | きん kin | ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition; ban |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption; discontinuance; suspension |
| 止まる | とまる tomaru | to stop (moving); to come to a stop |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prohibition”.
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