禁じる (きんじる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

禁じる (きんじる) means to forbid / to prohibit.

See example sentences below.

禁じる at a glance

禁じる

きんじるkinjiru

N1verb

to forbid / to prohibit

禁じるきんじるkinjiruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to forbid / to prohibit

Example 1

ここでたばこを禁じる。

Translation

Smoking is prohibited here.

Example 2

会社は夜の残業を禁じている。

Translation

The company forbids working overtime at night.