Word Meaning 禁物

きんもつ kimmotsu

禁物 is read as きんもつ (kimmotsu) and means thing that should be (carefully) avoided.

Meaning

English

  1. thing that should be (carefully) avoided
  2. no-no
  3. thing to definitely not do
  4. something forbidden
  5. taboo

Reading

Kana

きんもつ

Romaji

kimmotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 5361 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

禁止薬物

きんしやくぶつ

banned drug

無理は禁物

むりはきんもつ

don't push yourself too hard

油断禁物

ゆだんきんもつ

be on your guard!

油断は禁物

ゆだんはきんもつ

be on your guard!

物理的回送禁止

ぶつりてきかいそうきんし

physical forwarding prohibited

禁止

きんし

prohibition

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)

禁治産

きんじさん

incompetency

Example Sentences

6

Don't be overconfident.

You've got to be on your toes.

You shouldn't expect things to be easy.

You must not eat too much.

Don't carry too much baggage when you travel.

I understand how you must be feeling but remember that haste makes waste.