禁断|きんだんkindan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbprohibition; interdiction
- no-adjectiveforbidden; prohibited
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 禁断する（きんだんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 禁断します（きんだんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 禁断しない（きんだんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 禁断しません（きんだんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 禁断せず・禁断せぬ（きんだんせず・きんだんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 禁断した（きんだんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 禁断しました（きんだんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 禁断しなかった（きんだんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 禁断しませんでした（きんだんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 禁断して（きんだんして） |
| Potential | 禁断できる（きんだんできる） |
| Passive | 禁断される（きんだんされる） |
| Causative | 禁断させる（きんだんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 禁断させられる（きんだんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 禁断すれば（きんだんすれば） |
| tara | 禁断したら（きんだんしたら） |
| Volitional | 禁断しよう（きんだんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 禁断しましょう（きんだんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 禁断しろ（きんだんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym禁止きんしNeutralThe neutral, most general word for prohibiting something; 「禁断」 carries a taboo, tempting flavour, as in 「禁断の果実」.
- Synonym禁じるきんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose verb meaning to forbid; also used in 「禁じ得ない」 for feelings one cannot hold back. Lacks the tempting nuance of 「禁断」.
- Synonym禁ずるきんずるWrittenA literary form of 「禁じる」, even more written; seen in notices like 「立ち入りを禁ずる」.
- Synonym禁制きんせいWrittenWritten/formal word for a ban or prohibition, as in 「女人禁制」; also has modern uses such as 「禁制品」.
- Synonym禁きんWrittenWritten/formal; a ban that mostly forms compounds like 「禁煙」 and 「禁酒」; rarely used on its own.
- Synonym厳禁げんきんWrittenWritten/formal; strict prohibition, as in the sign phrase 「火気厳禁」; typical of notices rather than speech.
- Synonym法度はっとWrittenWritten/formal and old-fashioned word for a ban or ordinance; in speech 「ご法度」 is used instead.
- Synonymご法度ごはっとCasualColloquial term for something forbidden or taboo, as in 「遅刻はご法度」.
- Related禁戒きんかいWrittenWritten/formal; religious prohibitions or commandments, and rare today. Like 「禁じる」, it carries no tempting nuance.
- Antonym許可きょかNeutralNeutral word for official permission or approval; the direct opposite of the prohibition expressed by 「禁断」.
- Antonym容認ようにんWrittenWritten/formal; accepting or tolerating something; the opposite of the prohibition expressed by 「禁断」.
For ordinary prohibition use 「禁止」. 「禁断」 itself adds a taboo, tempting flavour, as in 「禁断の恋」, and 「禁断症状」 means withdrawal symptoms. On warning signs use 「厳禁」; for permission the opposite is 「許可」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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