# 禁 — forbid; ban

禁 means “forbid; ban”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 禁じる (kinjiru, “to forbid; to ban”).

- Meaning: forbid; ban
- On'yomi: キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Law & order 1

## How to remember 禁

Parts: 林 grove · 示 indicate

## Words with 禁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 禁じる | きんじる (kinjiru) | to forbid; to ban |
| 禁 | きん (kin) | ban; prohibition |

## Don't confuse it with

[標](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/signpost/) · [票](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ballot/) · [祭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/festival/) · [漂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drift/)

## More in the “Law & order 1” set

[捜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/search-for/) · [責](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blame/) · [禁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/forbid/) · [許](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/permit/) · [署](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/police-station/)

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