How to say 'Forbid' in Japanese | 禁ずる

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The Japanese word for Forbid is 'Kinzuru', written as 禁ずる in Japanese.'Forbid' in hiragana is きんずる.

word

禁ずる

Meaning

Forbid

Reading

きんずる

kinzuru

Kanji

禁Ban, Prohibition

Explanation

The Japanese verb '禁ずる (きんずる)' means 'to forbid' or 'to prohibit'. It is a formal or literary term often used in legal, official, or authoritative contexts to indicate that something is not allowed. For example: The law forbids smoking here「法律はここで喫煙を禁ずる」(ほうりつはここできつえんをきんずる). The school prohibits students from using phones「学校は生徒が携帯を使うことを禁ずる」(がっこうはせいとがけいたいをつかうことをきんずる). Note that '禁ずる' is less commonly used in everyday conversation, where '禁止する (きんしする)' is more typical.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5931

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 禁ずる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

禁

Meaning

Ban, Prohibition

Hiragana in the Word 禁ずる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ず

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 禁ずる Through the Kanji 禁

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 禁 as well.

word

禁煙

Meaning

No smoking

word

禁止

Meaning

Prohibition

word

禁じる

Meaning

Prohibit, Forbid

word

禁酒

Meaning

Abstinence

word

立ち入り禁止

Meaning

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'Kinzuru' means 'Forbid' .

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