noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
abstinence from alcohol; temperance
Refers to voluntarily giving up drinking, often for health, religious, or personal reasons. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (禁酒する).
健康のために禁酒することにした。
I decided to abstain from alcohol for my health.
彼は禁酒を続けてもう
He has been abstaining from alcohol for a year now.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
prohibition of drinking
Refers to an external ban or rule against drinking, such as a law, workplace policy, or event restriction. Less common than sense 1.
このイベントでは会場内での禁酒が徹底されている。
At this event, a strict prohibition of drinking is enforced inside the venue.