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禁令 (きんれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

禁きん令れい

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Meanings

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prohibition; ban; embargo

A formal or official prohibition, often used in legal, governmental, or institutional contexts.

政せい府ふは輸ゆ入にゅう品ひんに禁きん令れいを出だした

Kanji

禁prohibition, ban, forbid
令orders, laws, command

Related words

禁きん止し法ほう
禁令 is a ban or order of prohibition, often used in historical or formal contexts, while 禁止法 specifically refers to a written statute that prohibits something.

Etymology

Compound of 禁 (prohibit) and 令 (order, decree). The word refers to an official order that prohibits something.

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The government issued a ban on imported goods.

この地ち域いきでは夜や間かんの外がい出しゅつ禁きん令れいが敷しかれている。

A nighttime curfew has been imposed in this area.