Word Meaning 禁酒

きんしゅ kinshu

禁酒 is read as きんしゅ (kinshu) and means prohibition of drinking.

Meaning

English

prohibition of drinking
abstinence from alcohol
temperance

Reading

Kana

きんしゅ

Romaji

kinshu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7365 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

禁酒法

きんしゅほう

Prohibition Law

未成年者飲酒禁止法

みせいねんしゃいんしゅきんしほう

Minor Drinking Prohibition Act

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

Example Sentences

禁酒することにしたよ。

I've decided to quit drinking.

禁酒したほうがいいよ。

You should give up drinking.

禁酒は簡単なことではない。

It's no easy task to give up drinking.