Japanese

じる

きんじる
Meaning: to forbid; to prohibit; to ban
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 禁じる 禁じない
Polite 禁じます 禁じません
Past 禁じた 禁じなかった
Polite + Past 禁じました 禁じませんでした
Te-form 禁じて 禁じなくて
Potential 禁じられる 禁じられない
Passive 禁じられる 禁じられない
Causative 禁じさせる 禁じさせない
Imperative 禁じろ 禁じるな

Handwriting

禁
じ
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Example sentences

Smoking at this location is forbidden by law.
許可なく銃器を所持することは禁じられている。
Possessing firearms without permission is prohibited.
関係者以外、この部屋への立ち入りを禁じます。
Entrance to this room is forbidden for anyone other than authorized personnel.
仏教では殺生が禁じられています。
Buddhism prohibits the taking of life.
未成年の飲酒は法律で禁じられています。
Underage drinking is prohibited by law.
禅寺の食事では、葷菜の使用が禁じられていることが多い。
In Zen temple meals, the use of strong-smelling vegetables is often forbidden.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb used to indicate that something is officially disallowed. It is the modern version of the older '禁ずる'.

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