JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 禁: "prohibition, ban, forbid"
The kanji 禁 means "prohibition, ban, forbid". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | prohibition, ban, forbid |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 681 of 2,501 |
Common words with 禁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 禁止prohibition; inhibition; ban
- 禁じるto forbid; to ban; to prohibit · to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
- 監禁confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
- 禁忌taboo · contraindication
- 立ち入り禁止No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; Off Limits · off-limits; restricted; forbidden
- 禁ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
- 禁断prohibition; interdiction · forbidden; prohibited
- 厳禁strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
- 禁物thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden
- 軟禁house arrest
- 油断は禁物be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
- 解禁lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.) · publishing contents; revealing information
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