禁止 (きんし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

禁止 (きんし) means prohibition / ban / not allowed.

See example sentences below.

禁止 at a glance

禁止

きんしkinshi

N3noun

prohibition / ban / not allowed

禁止きんしkinshiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

prohibition / ban / not allowed

Example 1

ここでたばこは禁止です。

Translation

Smoking is prohibited here.

Example 2

車の通行は禁止されています。

Translation

Car traffic is banned.