How to say "embargo" in Japanese

• 禁輸きんゆCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe standard word for an embargo in the trade sense, a government ban on importing or exporting certain goods. Use this when 'embargo' refers to restricting trade with a country.
• 禁制きんせいCommon
  suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivePrimarily means prohibition or ban in a general sense; 'embargo' is only a secondary, marginal gloss. For a trade or economic embargo this is seldom the word you want—prefer 禁輸 or 経済封鎖.
• 経済封鎖けいざいふうさCommon
  nounCovers 'embargo' in the sense of an economic blockade, cutting off trade and economic exchange with a country as a political measure. Choose this when the embargo amounts to broader economic pressure rather than a ban on specific goods.

禁輸 is the direct term for a trade embargo; 経済封鎖 covers embargo in the broader sense of economic blockade; 禁制 mainly means prohibition or ban, with embargo only a marginal sense.

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• 禁輸きんゆembargo
• 禁制きんせいprohibition
• 経済封鎖けいざいふうさeconomic blockade
• 出港停止しゅっこうていしembargo (on a ship)
• 船止めふなどめembargo (on a ship)
• エンバーゴembargo
• 禁令きんれいprohibition