► 動詞
禁止 [きんし] [禁止する] [liter] meaning: prohibit rank: 1
☆ 公共の建物の中での喫煙は禁止されている ⇨ Smoking is prohibited in public buildings (☛ Prohibit by laws, rules, but not by morals)
断る [(3)ことわる] [liter] [polite] meaning: prohibit rank: 1
☆ 無断の仕様はお断りします ⇨ We decline an unauthorized use. An unauthorized use is prohibited
禁じる [きんじる] [liter] meaning: prohibit rank: 2
☆ 写真撮影は禁じられている ⇨ Photographing is prohibited
☆ 禁じられた愛 ⇨ A forbidden love
► 成句
べからず [(3)べからず] [arch] meaning: prohibit rank: 3
☆ 初心忘るべからず ⇨ Never forget the mindset you initially had (☛ A common proverb that tells you not to lose the humbleness and attention you had when you first learned something)
► 名詞
禁止 [きんし] [liter] meaning: prohibit rank: 1
☆ 撮影禁止 ⇨ Photo, video recording, prohibited (☛ Prohibit by laws, rules, but not by morals)
☆ 焚き火は禁止になっている ⇨ Bonfire, burning, has been banned (☛ Prohibit by laws, rules, but not by morals)
断り [ことわり] [御断り] meaning: prohibit rank: 2
☆ 訪問販売御断り ⇨ No soliciting (☛ A common door banner)
禁句 [きんく] meaning: prohibit rank: 3
☆ その言葉は現在は差別用語として禁句になっている ⇨ Today that word is considered discriminatory and has become a taboo word (☛ A taboo word, phrase)
☆ それは社長の前では禁句だ ⇨ You should never mention that in front of the CEO (☛ A taboo word, phrase)
禁物 [きんもつ] [liter] meaning: prohibit rank: 3
☆ 慢心は禁物 ⇨ Complacency is prohibited. Never be complacent (☛ Usually used for life lessons)
禁断 [きんだん] [liter] meaning: prohibit rank: 4
☆ 禁断の果実 ⇨ Forbidden fruit
御法度 [ごはっと] meaning: prohibit rank: 4
☆ 野生動物に餌を与えるのはご法度だ ⇨ It is a big no-no to feed wild animals (☛ The bans during Edo era. It is not a legal term today)
発禁 [はっきん] meaning: prohibit rank: 4
☆ チャタレイ夫人の恋人は当時発禁になった ⇨ Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned for publication at the time (☛ Ban from publishing)
► 形容動詞
厳禁 [(3)げんきん] meaning: prohibit rank: 3
☆ イスラム教では飲酒は厳禁だ ⇨ Drinking is strictly prohibited in Islam
☆ 火気厳禁 ⇨ Fire and flame strictly prohibited. Danger fire hazard