Translation guide
The act of prohibiting or forbidding something, often by official order. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through verbs, nouns, and set phrases depending on the formality and context.
To express an official or legal prohibition, such as a government ban or court order.
The most common and general term for prohibition. Used in laws, rules, and signs.
この区域での喫煙は禁止されています。
Smoking is prohibited in this area.
法律で麻薬の使用が禁止されている。
The use of drugs is prohibited by law.
A more formal or literary term for prohibition, often used in historical or legal contexts.
江戸時代にはキリスト教が禁制とされた。
Christianity was prohibited in the Edo period.
Specifically refers to a legal injunction or court order to stop an action.
裁判所はその出版物の差し止めを命じた。
The court issued an injunction against the publication.
To describe the action of forbidding or interdicting, often by authority.
The verb form of 禁止. Used to say 'to prohibit' or 'to ban'.
政府はその薬品を禁止した。
The government banned the chemical.
A slightly more formal verb meaning 'to forbid' or 'to prohibit'. Often used in rules and regulations.
校則で携帯電話の使用を禁じている。
School rules forbid the use of cell phones.
To legally enjoin or stop an action, often through a court order.
To refer to the military tactic of preventing enemy forces or supplies from moving.
Means 'interdiction' in a military sense: preventing enemy movement or supply lines. Also used more broadly for obstruction.
敵の補給路を阻止する作戦。
An operation to interdict enemy supply lines.
Literally 'to cut off traffic/transportation', used in military contexts for interdiction.
部隊は敵の交通を遮断した。
The unit interdicted enemy transportation.
To refer to a religious prohibition, such as an interdict in the Catholic Church.
The specific term for a Catholic interdict, a censure that suspends certain sacraments and services.
教皇はその地域に聖務停止を課した。
The Pope imposed an interdict on the region.
禁止 is the everyday word for prohibition. 禁制 is more formal and often historical. 差し止め is specifically a legal injunction.
The English word 'interdiction' is relatively rare and often replaced by 'prohibition' or 'ban' in everyday language. In Japanese, 禁止 covers most cases.
裁判所が工事を差し止めた。
The court halted the construction.