厳禁|げんきんgenkin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbstrict prohibition; ban; interdiction
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 厳禁する（げんきんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 厳禁します（げんきんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 厳禁しない（げんきんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 厳禁しません（げんきんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 厳禁せず・厳禁せぬ（げんきんせず・げんきんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 厳禁した（げんきんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 厳禁しました（げんきんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 厳禁しなかった（げんきんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 厳禁しませんでした（げんきんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 厳禁して（げんきんして） |
| Potential | 厳禁できる（げんきんできる） |
| Passive | 厳禁される（げんきんされる） |
| Causative | 厳禁させる（げんきんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 厳禁させられる（げんきんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 厳禁すれば（げんきんすれば） |
| tara | 厳禁したら（げんきんしたら） |
| Volitional | 厳禁しよう（げんきんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 厳禁しましょう（げんきんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 厳禁しろ（げんきんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym禁止きんしNeutralThe most general word for prohibiting something. 「厳禁」 is stronger in tone and appears mostly on warning signs, as in 「火気厳禁」 and 「土足厳禁」.
- Synonym禁きんWrittenWritten register; mostly a combining form or seen on signs, as in 「禁煙」 and 「禁を破る」. 「厳禁」 stresses that something is strictly forbidden.
- Synonym禁制きんせいWrittenWritten word for a prohibition or ban, as in 「女人禁制」. 「厳禁」 centers on strictly forbidding an act itself.
- Synonym禁断きんだんWrittenWritten word for strict prohibition. 「禁断の果実」 carries a seductive nuance and 「禁断症状」 means withdrawal symptoms, while 「厳禁」 fits rules and signs.
- Synonym差し止めさしとめNeutralAn order to halt something, as in 「出版差し止め」; often used in legal proceedings. 「厳禁」 appears in rules and prohibitions.
- Synonym法度はっとWrittenOld word for laws and bans of earlier eras; today mostly seen in 「ご法度」. 「厳禁」 is a modern term.
- Synonym禁令きんれいFormalFormal term for an official decree banning something, as in 「禁令を出す」. 「厳禁」 refers to strict prohibition itself, not the decree.
- Relatedご法度ごはっとCasualColloquial word for something absolutely forbidden, with an Edo-period flavor. 「厳禁」 is the term used on signs and in rules.
- Related禁則きんそくWrittenWritten word for a rule forbidding something; in typesetting it refers to the rules on which characters may not begin or end a line. Rarely used.
- Related禁圧きんあつWrittenWritten word for forcibly suppressing or banning something through authority. Rare; 「厳禁」 is the more common choice.
- Related不許可ふきょかWrittenWritten word for withholding permission, with a comparatively mild tone. 「厳禁」 is a severe, emphatic prohibition.
- Related禁戒きんかいWrittenWritten word for religious or cultural taboos and commandments. Rarely used.
- Antonym許可きょかNeutralGranting permission or approval; the direct opposite of the strict prohibition expressed by 「厳禁」.
- Antonym容認ようにんWrittenWritten word for accepting or tolerating something; stands opposite to 「厳禁」.
For ordinary prohibitions use 「禁止」; when a sign or rule stresses that something is strictly forbidden, use 「厳禁」, as in 「火気厳禁」. 「ご法度」 is the colloquial word for something absolutely out of bounds, 「差し止め」 fits legal orders to halt something, and 「許可」 is the opposite, granting permission.
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