禁制|きんせいkinsei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveprohibition; ban; embargo
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 禁制する（きんせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 禁制します（きんせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 禁制しない（きんせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 禁制しません（きんせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 禁制せず・禁制せぬ（きんせいせず・きんせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 禁制した（きんせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 禁制しました（きんせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 禁制しなかった（きんせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 禁制しませんでした（きんせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 禁制して（きんせいして） |
| Potential | 禁制できる（きんせいできる） |
| Passive | 禁制される（きんせいされる） |
| Causative | 禁制させる（きんせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 禁制させられる（きんせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 禁制すれば（きんせいすれば） |
| tara | 禁制したら（きんせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 禁制しよう（きんせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 禁制しましょう（きんせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 禁制しろ（きんせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym禁止きんしNeutralThe everyday, most common word for banning an action, as in 「駐車禁止」; 「禁制」 leans toward bans rooted in law or tradition.
- Synonym禁断きんだんNeutralBans something outright; 「禁断症状」 means withdrawal symptoms, while 「禁断の果実」「禁断の恋」 add a forbidden-temptation flavor; 「禁制」 is about legal or traditional bans.
- Synonym差し止めさしとめNeutralA court injunction or suspension of publication, as in 「出版差し止め」.
- Synonym禁じるきんじるNeutralVerb meaning to forbid; also to hold back feelings, as in 「禁じ得ない」.
- Synonym禁きんNeutralA ban; can work as a suffix or stand alone, as in 「禁を破る」 (break the ban).
- Synonym厳禁げんきんNeutralStrict prohibition, seen mostly on warning notices, as in 「火気厳禁」 (no open flames).
- Synonym法度はっとWrittenAn old, written-style word for a law or ban; today mostly seen in 「ご法度」.
- Synonym禁ずるきんずるWrittenA verb; a more written-flavored form of 「禁じる」.
- Synonymご法度ごはっとNeutralSomething absolutely not allowed; colloquial, as in 「職場恋愛はご法度」.
- Synonym禁戒きんかいWrittenReligious precepts or taboos; a rare, written-style word.
- Synonym禁令きんれいWrittenA written word for an official ban; stresses the decree itself.
- Related禁則きんそくNeutralRules on what must not be done; also often refers to the kinsoku line-breaking rules in typesetting.
- Antonym許可きょかNeutralPermission or official approval; the opposite of banning.
- Antonym容認ようにんNeutralTolerating or accepting something; the opposite of banning.
- Antonym解禁かいきんNeutralLifting a ban, as in 「解禁日」; the opposite of imposing one.
Day to day, 「禁止」 is the default; warning notices use 「厳禁」. 「禁制」 fits bans grounded in law or tradition — on actions or on entering a place — as in 「女人禁制」「禁制品」. To lift such a ban, say 「解禁」. For verbs, 「禁じる」 is neutral and 「禁ずる」 more written.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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