Word Meaning 禁欲

きんよく kinyoku

禁欲 is read as きんよく (kinyoku) and means abstinence.

Meaning

English

  1. abstinence
  2. self-control
  3. celibacy
  4. abnegation
  5. asceticism

Reading

Kana

きんよく

Romaji

kinyoku

Writing Variants

  • 禁慾 きんよく kinyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 21232 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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禁欲的

きんよくてき

abstemious

禁欲生活

きんよくせいかつ

an ascetic existence

禁欲者

きんよくしゃ

ascetic

禁欲主義

きんよくしゅぎ

asceticism

禁欲主義者

きんよくしゅぎしゃ

ascetic

禁止

きんし

prohibition

禁物

きんもつ

thing that should be (carefully) avoided

禁じる

きんじる

to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)

禁煙

きんえん

prohibition of smoking

禁ずる

きんずる

to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)

禁酒

きんしゅ

prohibition of drinking

禁固

きんこ

imprisonment (without forced labour)