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Kanji Detail for 禁 - "forbid, prohibit, restrain"

禁

  • Meaning

    禁 means "forbid, prohibit, restrain."

    1. Forbid - To prohibit; to not allow.

    2. Abstain - To avoid; to refrain from.

    3. Restrain - To hold back; to control.

    4. Palace - The imperial residence; the royal court.

    5. Endure - To bear; to withstand.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    prohibition; ban; forbid

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    restrict, prohibit, forbid

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to endure

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To control so as to prevent doing. All that laws and regulations consider improper is called 禁. | Where the emperor resides is called 禁. Such as 禁中 (the palace). Meaning those who are not attending ministers cannot enter arbitrarily. | Prison is called 禁. Such as saying 監禁 (imprison). Meaning to stop their freedom of movement. | To avoid. Such as saying 百無禁忌 (having no taboos). | What one's strength can overcome. To withstand. Like colloquially saying 禁不起. Meaning strength cannot bear it.
  • Onyomitip

    kin(きん) きん

  • Kunyomitip

    i.mu(いむ) いむ

    isa.meru(いさめる) いさめる

    todo.meru(とどめる) とどめる

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

  • Related Keywords
    forbid prohibit ban abstain avoid restrain control taboo prison jail palace imperial secret curse endure bear withstand suppress contain restrict

Sentences including 禁

  • He is in bonds.

  • Father decided to stop smoking.

  • You are not supposed to smoke here.

  • My parents forbade me to see tom again.

  • After the accident , he was banned from driving.

  • She is forbidden to go out.

  • What method did you use to give up smoking?

  • He has given up smoking for the sake of his health.

  • I quit smoking two years ago.

  • It is difficult to give up smoking.

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