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外出禁止 (gaishutsukinshi) Japanese meaning: curfew | Kotomora
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外がい
出しゅつ
禁きん
止し
です
。
Going out is prohibited after 10 p.m.
He broke his curfew and was grounded for a week.
Kanji 禁 prohibition, ban, forbid Related words 門もん 限げん 門限 specifically means a set time by which one must return home (curfew time), while 外出禁止 is the broader prohibition of going out, which may or may not be time-based.
ロックダウン ロックダウン is a loanword from English 'lockdown' and is used in the same sense, but 外出禁止 is a native Japanese compound that can also apply to personal situations like grounding.
Etymology Compound of 外出 (going out) and 禁止 (prohibition).
