JapanLingo

禁止きんし

kinshi

prohibition

N3

How to remember this word

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “prohibition” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 禁止 to that exact scene.

Example sentences

Example 1

koko wa chuusha ga kinshi sareteimasu.

Parking is prohibited here.

Example 2

kaisha de wa, shanai no shashin o SNS ni noseru koto ga kinshi sareteimasu.

At the company, posting photos of the office on social media is prohibited.