禁止|きんしkinshi[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbprohibition; inhibition; ban
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 禁止する（きんしする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 禁止します（きんしします） |
| Negative (nai) | 禁止しない（きんししない） |
| polite (masen) | 禁止しません（きんししません） |
| classical zu / nu | 禁止せず・禁止せぬ（きんしせず・きんしせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 禁止した（きんしした） |
| polite (mashita) | 禁止しました（きんししました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 禁止しなかった（きんししなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 禁止しませんでした（きんししませんでした） |
| Te form | 禁止して（きんしして） |
| Potential | 禁止できる（きんしできる） |
| Passive | 禁止される（きんしされる） |
| Causative | 禁止させる（きんしさせる） |
| Causative passive | 禁止させられる（きんしさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 禁止すれば（きんしすれば） |
| tara | 禁止したら（きんししたら） |
| Volitional | 禁止しよう（きんししよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 禁止しましょう（きんししましょう） |
| Imperative | 禁止しろ（きんししろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym禁じるきんじるWrittenVerb meaning to forbid, mostly in written prose (「法律で禁じる」); also to hold back a feeling (「笑いを禁じ得ない」).
- Synonym禁ずるきんずるWrittenAn alternative form of 「禁じる」 with the same meaning, but with an even stronger written flavor.
- Synonym禁制きんせいWrittenProhibition imposed by rules or laws (「女人禁制」); carries a traditional, institutional flavor.
- Synonym禁きんWrittenMostly used as a suffix or on signs (「火気禁」「禁を破る」); shorter and more written than 「禁止」.
- Synonym厳禁げんきんNeutralStrict prohibition, seen mainly on notices (「火気厳禁」); stronger in tone than 「禁止」.
- Synonym法度はっとWrittenLaws and bans of old; nowadays mostly a taboo (「法度を破る」), with an archaic flavor.
- Synonym禁断きんだんWrittenProhibition or doing away with something; 「禁断症状」 specifically means withdrawal symptoms, and 「禁断の果実」 carries a taboo, tempting nuance 「禁止」 lacks.
- Synonym差し止めさしとめWrittenNoun for an ordered halt, mostly in legal contexts (「差し止め請求」).
- Relatedご法度ごはっとNeutralSomething absolutely not to be done, whether by explicit rule or custom (「職場で恋愛はご法度」); common in colloquial speech.
- Related不許可ふきょかWrittenPermission not granted (「撮影不許可」); focuses on lack of approval, while 「禁止」 is an explicit ban on doing.
- Related差し止めるさしとめるNeutralVerb for stopping something or ordering a halt (「出版を差し止める」); mostly legal and administrative use.
- Related禁戒きんかいWrittenRare written word for religious or cultural commandments and taboos; in daily speech say 「戒律」 or 「タブー」.
- Related禁則きんそくWrittenWritten word for rules that forbid something; also the typographic rules against certain line breaks (「禁則処理」).
- Related禁令きんれいWrittenA decree banning something (「禁令を出す」); names the ban itself as law, while 「禁止」 is the act of prohibiting.
- Related禁圧きんあつWrittenRare written word for forcibly suppressing and banning by authority; everyday speech uses 「弾圧」 or 「禁止」.
- Antonym許可きょかNeutralPermission or approval (「許可を得る」); the direct opposite of 「禁止」.
- Antonym容認ようにんWrittenAcceptance or toleration (「容認できない」); leans written, opposite to 「禁止」 in allowing versus forbidding.
Default to 「禁止」 for generally not allowing something. Notices use the stronger 「厳禁」; in speech, 「ご法度」 covers things absolutely not done, by rule or custom. For a legal order to halt something use 「差し止め」 (verb 「差し止める」); as a written verb, 「禁じる」 replaces 「禁止」. The rest are narrower or rarer: 「禁制」「法度」 traditional bans, 「禁」 a suffix or sign wording, 「禁令」 the decree itself, 「禁則」 forbidding rules, 「禁断」 bans with a taboo nuance, 「不許可」 refusal of permission, 「禁戒」「禁圧」 rare written words; antonyms 「許可」「容認」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
