Word Meaning 禁じる

きんじる kinjiru

禁じる is read as きんじる (kinjiru) and means to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.).

Meaning

English

to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. tears)
to forbid
to ban
to prohibit

Reading

Kana

きんじる

Romaji

kinjiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 許す Rank 5398 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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禁ずる

きんずる

to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)

禁止

きんし

prohibition

禁物

きんもつ

thing that should be (carefully) avoided

禁煙

きんえん

prohibition of smoking

禁酒

きんしゅ

prohibition of drinking

禁固

きんこ

imprisonment (without forced labour)

禁治産

きんちさん

incompetency

禁制

きんせい

prohibition

禁止法

きんしほう

negative statute

禁輸

きんゆ

embargo

禁欲的

きんよくてき

abstemious

禁断

きんだん

forbidden

Example Sentences

ドアに「関係者以外の立ち入りを禁じる」という貼り紙がしてあるにもかかわらず、トムは勝手に中に入って行った。

Despite a sign on the door that said "Authorized Personnel Only," Tom just went right in.