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禁 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「示」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「示」
On
キンきん · kin
Kun
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Meaning
to forbid; prohibition

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

林 "grove" over 示 "altar"; a sacred grove one may not enter — hence "to forbid."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキンきんkin禁止きんし禁煙きんえん厳禁げんきん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 禁止きんし

    prohibition; ban

  • 禁物きんもつ

    something to be avoided

More words with this kanji

  • 禁煙きんえん
  • 禁錮きんこ
  • 禁錮刑きんこけい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

ここは自転(じてん)車(しゃ)の通行(つうこう)が禁止(きんし)だ。

Bicycles are prohibited here.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

禁止禁物禁止to sto…物thing示to sho…祁great祀to ens…祇earthl…祓to pur…均even巾cloth斤axe今now听pound
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Compound

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