- 1. [vz, vt] to forbid; to ban; to prohibit
- 2. [vz, vt] to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears) — usu. as 禁じ得ない
Conjugation — Verb (―zuru)
| Dictionary form | きんずる | (kinzuru) |
| Polite | きんじます | (kinjimasu) |
| Past, plain | きんじた | (kinjita) |
| Past, polite | きんじました | (kinjimashita) |
| Negative, plain | きんじない | (kinjinai) |
| Negative, polite | きんじません | (kinjimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | きんじなかった | (kinjinakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | きんじませんでした | (kinjimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | きんじて | (kinjite) |
| Potential | きんじられる | (kinjirareru) |
| Volitional | きんじよう | (kinjiyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | きんじれば | (kinjireba) |
| Passive | きんじられる | (kinjirareru) |
| Causative | きんじさせる | (kinjisaseru) |
| Imperative | きんじろ | (kinjiro) |
Kanji in this word
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禁
prohibition, ban, forbidOn: キン (kin)
Example Sentences
ベッドでの煙草を禁ずる厳しい規則がある。
There is a very strict rule forbidding smoking in bed.